Thanks to all observers for their records, especially Stanford Ringing Group (SRG), Steve Nichols (SCN), George Burton (GB), Fritz Graves (FG), Dan March (DM), Matt Jackson (MJ), Chris Begley (CB), Peter Dillon-Hooper (PDH), Chris Hubbard (CMH)
December
2019 | THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SIGHTINGS. IF YOU ARE VISITING, PLEASE REPORT YOUR SIGHTINGS VIA THE EMAIL LINK. HAPPY 2020.
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2019 - Dan March |
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2019 - Chris Hubbard |
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Q4 Review | The final quarter of 2019 continued to deliver some quality birds. A Skylark was ringed early in October, the first to be ringed at the site since 1980. A real rarity from the east arrived on the 12th October in the form of a Yellow-browed Warbler, the 5th record for the site (4 ringed). Great Egret sightings started to become more frequent as the winter months approached and a Ring Ouzel was found by Steve on the 14th. Marsh Harrier put in a couple of brief appearances but on the 25th October two real crackers arrived in the form of 3 Waxwing and a Firecrest, both found by Mick Townsend. A Siberian Chiffchaff was also ringed. A further 10 Waxwing were seen briefly by Dan March and Matt Jackson and Brambling was also added to the year total. 9 Bewick's Swans were found by Steve on 24th November, the first at the site since 2007 followed soon after by a Dark-bellied Brent Goose the first at the site since 2014 (both high quality additions to the 2019 total). Several Woodcock were seen and the year finished off with a further 2 Bewick's Swans at the end of December. This quarter took the total for the site for 2019 to 154, the second best year ever. |
31st | GREAT EGRET 1, Willow Tit 2, Goldeneye 6, Teal 8, Kestrel 2, Raven 2, Lapwing c400, Snipe 1, Coal Tit 2, Nuthatch 1, Redpoll 1 over, Little Egret 4, Kingfisher 2, Grey Wagtail 1 |
30th | GREAT EGRET 1, STONECHAT 1 (CMH), PINTAIL 2 (CMH), Teal 3, Little Grebe 4, Cetti's Warbler 1, Wigeon 175, Great Black-backed Gull c300 in the roost, Little Egret 1 |
29th | GREAT EGRET 1, STONECHAT 1, Little Egret 1, Lapwing c70, Water Rail 1, Red Kite 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Golden Plover 34 (SCN / CMH) |
28th | Green Sandpiper 1, GREAT EGRET 1, STONECHAT 1, Kingfisher 1, Snipe 1, Red Kite 2 |
27th | *BEWICK'S SWAN* 2 adults for around an hour late morning (CMH), STONECHAT 1 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, Lapwing c450, Golden Plover 45, PINTAIL 1 drake (CMH), Greylag Goose 319
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Bewick's Swan (C Hubbard) |
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26th | GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Little Egret 1 |
25th | HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR VISITORS AND A PROSPEROUS BIRDING 2020 |
24th | GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, STONECHAT 1, Fieldfare c40, Redwing 10, Shoveler 1 drake |
23rd | GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, STONECHAT 1, Lapwing c70, Bullfinch 4, Greylag Goose 304, Willow Tit 1, Red Kite 1, Chiffchaff 1 |
22nd | GREAT EGRET 1, Wigeon 12, Goldeneye 3, Little Grebe 2, Raven 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 1, Buzzard 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Shelduck 2, STONECHAT 1, Red Kite 1, Chiffchaff 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Jay 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Lapwing c50, Great Egret 1, Nuthatch 1, Kingfisher 2, Little Egret 5, Teal 18 |
21st | Goldeneye 5, Buzzard 3, Lapwing c30 |
20th | Goosander 5 females (CMH), Goldeneye 5, PINTAIL 1 drake (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1 |
19th | Wigeon c40, Goldeneye 3 |
18th | WOODCOCK 1 (PDH), GREAT EGRET 1 (PDH), STONECHAT 1 (PDH), Water Rail 1, Willow Tit 1, Lapwing c250, Kingfisher 1, Buzzard 5, Kestrel 2, Bullfinch 6, Jay 4, Grey Heron 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Goldeneye 6, Little Egret 1, Sparrowhawk 2, Meadow Pipit c10 |
17th | GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH / M Court), STONECHAT (CMH / M Court), Goldcrest c4, Teal 3, Nuthatch 1 ringed, the first this year (P Norrie)
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Nuthatch (C Hubbard) |
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16th | GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), STONECHAT 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Siskin 1, Gadwall 87, Goldeneye 4, Chiffchaff 1, Teal 3 |
15th | GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Goldeneye 6, Willow Tit 2, Snipe 4, Greylag Goose 302, Canada Goose 6, Pochard 61, Tufted Duck 174, Coot 242, Kingfisher 1, Mute Swan 52, Little Grebe 2, Lapwing 55, Gadwall 70, Grey Wagtail 2, Pied Wagtail 3, Red Kite 1, Wigeon 8, Mallard 45, Moorhen 6, Sparrowhawk 2 |
14th | Little Grebe 4, Goldeneye 4 |
13th | PINTAIL 2, STONECHAT 1 |
11th | GREAT EGRET 1 (PDH), Little Egret 1 PINTAIL 2 (CMH), Goldeneye 6, Nuthatch 1, Treecreeper 1, Red Kite, Green Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 1, Grey Heron 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Lapwing c250
Stanford Hall - DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE 1 (CMH) |
10th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult late PM (CMH), STONECHAT 1 (CMH), Barn Owl 1, Little Egret 2, Goldeneye 6, Snipe 1
Stanford Hall - DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE 1 (CMH) |
9th | STONECHAT 1 (CMH), Little Egret 2, Little Grebe 1
Stanford Hall - DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE 1 (CMH)
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Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Stanford Hall (C Hubbard) |
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8th | Stanford Hall - DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE 1 (SCN) |
7th | Goosander 3, Snipe 3, Peregrine 1 female, Raven 1, STONECHAT 1 (SRG), Lapwing c150 over
Stanford Hall - DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE 1 (SCN)
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Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Stanford Hall (S Nichols) |
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6th | DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE 1 briefly this AM (CMH), presumably the same bird as Sunday
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Dark-bellied Brent Goose record shot (C Hubbard) |
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5th | Little Egret 1, Goldeneye 6, STONECHAT 1 (SCN), Goosander 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Coal Tit 1, Green Woodpecker 1 |
4th | WOODCOCK 2 (M Townsend), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 3, Wigeon 139, Willow Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 1, Blackcap 1st year female caught and ringed this AM (M Townsend), Fieldfare c300-400 |
3rd | Little Egret 1, WOODCOCK 1 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), STONECHAT 1 (SCN), Chiffchaff 1, Kingfisher 1, Lapwing 69, Teal c50, Gadwall 93, Shelduck 1, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Willow Tit 1
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Great Egret (M Jackson) |
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2nd | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 late PM, a different bird to the one in November (CMH), Shoveler 14, Little Egret 1, GREAT EGRET 1, Goldeneye 8, Teal 5, Cetti's Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 1, Raven 1, Kingfisher 1
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Mediterranean Gull - adult (C Hubbard) |
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1st | DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE 1 this PM, the first since 2014 (SCN), Goosander 1 drake, Goldeneye 8, Little Egret 1, Egyptian Goose 2 (SCN), Gadwall 62 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Red Kite 1 |
November
30th | STONECHAT 1 (FG / CMH), SHORT EARED OWL 1 (DM), GREAT EGRET 1 (SCN), Water Rail 1, Greylag Goose 366, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Lapwing c135, Teal 6, Shoveler 2, Barn Owl 2, Gadwall c55 |
29th | STONECHAT 1 (CMH), Goosander 5 (3 females and 2 drakes), Peregrine 1 (PDH), Red Kite 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shelduck 1 (PDH), Green Woodpecker 2, Treecreeper 2, Sparrowhawk 1 |
28th | GREAT EGRET 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Barn Owl 1 |
27th | GREAT EGRET 3 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Nuthatch 1, Willow Tit 1, Shoveler 2, Reed Bunting c30 |
26th | Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Willow Tit 1 |
25th | Barn Owl 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, GREAT EGRET 2 (CB) |
24th | *BEWICK'S SWAN* 9 this PM (5 adults and 4 juveniles) still present at dusk (SCN/CMH) the first since 2007, GREAT EGRET 2 (PDH), Willow Tit 1, Nuthatch 1, STONECHAT 1 (PDH), Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1
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Bewick's Swan (C Hubbard) |
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23rd | GREAT EGRET 1, Kingfisher 1, Little Grebe 1, Goldeneye 6, Snipe 2, STONECHAT 1 |
22nd | GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, Nuthatch 2, Willow Tit 1, Golden Plover 2 over (CMH), Shoveler 3, Raven 1 (PDH), Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Green Woodpecker 1 |
21st | STONECHAT 1 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, Snipe 1, Goosander 1 |
19th | Cetti's Warbler 1, Fieldfare c700, Redwing c500, Shoveler 2, Sparrowhawk 1 Peregrine 1, Blackcap 1 |
18th | Willow Tit 1, Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Siskin 1, Lesser Redpoll 2, Snipe 1, Little Grebe 1, Sparrowhawk 2, Common Buzzard 4, Skylark 25, Kingfisher 2, Shoveler 4, Fieldfare c200, Redwing c100 |
17th | Goosander 6 (SCN), GREAT EGRET 1 (DM), STONECHAT 1 (DM), Lesser Redpoll 3, Kingfisher 1, Barn Owl 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Shoveler 5, Fieldfare c300, Redwing c100, Cetti's Warbler 1
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Barn Owl (Dan March) |
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Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dan March) |
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16th | BRAMBLING 5 in total (CMH / M Townsend), Cetti's Warbler 3, Willow Tit 2, Water Rail 2, STONECHAT 1 (CB), Kingfisher 2, Gadwall 59, Starling c100, Chiffchaff 1, Shelduck 3 (CMH), Lesser Redpoll 1, Tawny Owl 2, Barn Owl 2, Bullfinch 3 ringed this AM (SRG), Siskin 2, Raven 3
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Stonechat (C Hubbard) |
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15th | MERLIN 1 (PDH), Willow Tit 2, Cetti's Warbler 2 |
14th | STONECHAT 1 (CB), Nuthatch 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Grey Wagtail 1 |
13th | Willow Tit 1, Water Rail 1, STONECHAT 1 (M Townsend), Siskin 1, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 (CMH) |
11th | Shelduck 3, Pochard 169, Cetti's Warbler 1, Skylark 27 |
10th | Willow Tit 1, STONECHAT 1 (SCN), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 (SCN), Goosander 1, Raven 1, Little Grebe 1
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Yellow-legged Gull (S Nichols) |
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9th | SHORT-EARED OWL 1 this AM (CMH), Fieldfare numerous with 1 ringed, the first for 2019 (SRG), Pochard 136, Willow Tit 1, Little Egret 1, Sparrowhawk 2, Lesser Redpoll 1, Goldeneye 9, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 8
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Fieldfare (C Hubbard) |
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Short-eared Owl Record Shot (C Hubbard) |
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8th | WHOOPER SWAN 6 over inlet heading North at 15:00 (SCN), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult (CMH), Teal 2, Fieldfare c100, Little Egret 2, Sparrowhawk 1
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Mediterranean Gull Record Shots (C Hubbard) |
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7th | PINTAIL 3 including 1 drake this AM (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 (PDH), Goldeneye 12, Barn Owl 1
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Pintail (C Hubbard) |
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6th | Willow Warbler 1 ringed this morning, the latest ever at the site (M Townsend), 'SIBERIAN' CHIFFCHAFF 1 ringed this AM (M Townsend), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH)
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Ruddy Shelduck (C Hubbard) |
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5th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost this evening (CMH), Pochard 146, Siskin 8, Fieldfare c200, Redpoll 2, Tufted Duck 229, Water Rail 1 |
4th | MERLIN 1 female 'type' this AM (CMH), Goosander 5 females (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 this AM (CMH), Goldeneye 11, Shoveler 3, Little Egret 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Little Grebe 4, Green Sandpiper 1 |
3rd | MARSH HARRIER 1 (Dave Neal, SRG), GREAT EGRET 1, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 only the second record of 2019 (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (CMH), Goldeneye 11, Pochard 85, Little Grebe 4, Coal Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Stock Dove 22, Lapwing 4
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Red-crested Pochard (C Hubbard) |
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2nd | GREAT EGRET 1, Willow Tit 1, Goldeneye 11 |
1st | PINTAIL 1 drake (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Pochard 71, Cetti's Warbler 1, Teal 2, Shoveler 3, Red Kite 1 |
October
31st | GREAT EGRET 1, Red Kite 1, Goldeneye 2, Willow Tit 2, Pochard c40, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Grebe 2, Kingfisher 1, Golden Plover c40, STONECHAT 1 (MJ), Grey Wagtail 2, Cetti's Warbler 1
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Great Egret (M Jackson) |
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Stonechat (M Jackson) |
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30th | GREAT EGRET 1, STONECHAT 2 (CMH), MERLIN 1 (M Townsend), Peregrine 1, Little Egret 2, Little Grebe 4, Kingfisher 1, Pochard 35, Wigeon c100, Shoveler 1, Goldeneye 3, Willow Tit 1, Redwing c500, Fieldfare c200, Red Kite 2, Kestrel 1, Gadwall 20 |
29th | GREAT EGRET 1, MARSH HARRIER 1 early AM (CMH), BRAMBLING 1 male the first of 2019 (MT / CMH), Redwing c2000, Fieldfare c700, Goldeneye 1 drake
Vismig (07.00 - 08.45) - Wood Pigeon 527, Starling 380 (west)
Of interest - a Black Redstart in a garden in South Kilworth this morning (CB) |
28th | Fieldfare 184, Shoveler 3, Little Grebe 2, Siskin 2, Goldeneye 2 |
27th | *WAXWING* 10 seen briefly in flight (DM / MJ), Grey Goose sp NE over rail track (SRG), Red Kite 3, GREAT EGRET 1 (PDH), Little Egret 11, Willow Tit 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Green Sandpiper 1 (MJ), Goosander 3, Snipe 2, Fieldfare c37, Greenfinch 22, Jay 1, Chiffchaff 1, Nuthatch 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Shoveler 1, Little Grebe 1 |
26th | Starling murmuration c2000 |
25th | *WAXWING* 3 (M Townsend), the first since 2013, *FIRECREST* 1 ringed (M Townsend) the first since 2016, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 5, Nuthatch 1, Willow Tit 1, Wigeon c60
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Firecrest (C Begley) |
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Firecrest (M Townsend) |
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23rd | GREAT EGRET 2, Little Egret 5, Goldeneye 2, Little Grebe 4, Blackcap 1, Lapwing 6, Fieldfare c150, Redwing 101, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
22nd | GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 6, Cetti's Warbler 2, Goldeneye 1, Sparrowhawk 3, Water Rail 1
Vismig (07.30 - 09.00) - Fieldfare 202, Starling 184, Redwing 129, Wood Pigeon 628, Greenfinch 20, Skylark 15, Meadow Pipit 11, Redpoll 3, Siskin 3, 'Alba' Wagtail 2, Chaffinch 24 |
21st | Siskin 1, Fieldfare 3, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 6, Gadwall 18, Willow Tit 1, Goldeneye 2 females the first of the Autumn, Chiffchaff 4, Cetti's Warbler 1, Canada Goose 320 |
20th | GREAT EGRET (CB), Little Egret 6, Goldcrest 2 |
19th | GREAT EGRET 1, Peregrine 1, Sparrowhawk 3, Red Kite 1, Little Grebe 3, Little Egret 3, Water Rail 1, Swallow 2, Pochard 30, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
18th | PINTAIL 2 (SCN), Little Egret 8, Greenfinch c50 (M Townsend) |
17th | MARSH HARRIER 1 briefly at 11.20am before it flew towards Stanford-on-Avon (CMH) the second record of the year, Kingfisher 1, Kestrel 1, Skylark 9, Redwing c20, Goldfinch 5, Chiffchaff 1, Little Grebe 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Raven 3, Teal 5, Canada Goose 377 |
16th | Barn Owl 1, Pochard 39, GREAT EGRET 3, Grey Heron 3, Redwing 26, Willow Tit 1, Little Egret 13, Tawny Owl 1, Chiffchaff 8, Grey Heron 3 |
15th | RING OUZEL 1 (SCN), Chiffchaff 6, Raven 9 (M Townsend) |
14th | RING OUZEL 1 found this AM and still present at 13:00 (SCN), GREAT EGRET 2, Little Egret 4
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Ring Ouzel (C Hubbard) |
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Ring Ouzel (S Nichols) |
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13th | GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Little Egret 10 (CB), Willow Tit 1, Blackcap 1, Chiffchaff c12, Gadwall 18, Little Grebe 2, Pochard 30, Sparrowhawk 1, Red Kite 1, Goldfinch c65, Redwing 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Lapwing 3 |
12th | *YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER* 1 ringed this AM, the 4th to be ringed at the site, 5th overall (SRG), Reed Warbler 1 ringed (SRG), GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Little Egret 7, Cetti's Warbler 3, Fieldfare 5, Meadow Pipit c20, Redpoll 5 (M Townsend), STONECHAT 1 (DM), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (DM), Red Kite 1, Redwing 1, Snipe 1, Mute Swan 56, Coot 261, Pochard 10, Teal 31, Greylag Goose 164, Canada Goose 246, Tufted Duck 78, Grey Heron 4, Gadwall 14, Wigeon 22, Cormorant 11, Kingfisher 1, Great Crested Grebe 43, Little Grebe 1, Mallard 26, Moorhen 5
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Yellow-browed Warbler (Chris Hubbard) |
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11th | GREAT EGRET 3 (CB), Shoveler 2, Little Egret 8 |
10th | Little Egret 8, Swallow 16, Kingfisher 1, LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1 (PDH), Chiffchaff several, Sparrowhawk 1, Treecreeper 1 |
9th | Little Egret 9, Willow Tit 2, Redwing 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Lapwing 1, Kingfisher 1, Little Grebe 1 |
8th | RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Little Egret 8, Redwing 4, Willow Tit 1, Kingfisher 1, Swallow 1, Red Kite 2
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Great Egret (Chris Hubbard) |
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Ruddy Shelduck (Chris Hubbard) |
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7th | Little Egret 10, Grey Heron 2, Kingfisher 1, Willow Tit 1, Blackcap 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Lapwing 22, Teal 4, Pochard 10, Swallow 15, Wigeon 58, Great Crested Grebe 43, Tufted Duck 84, Coot 198, Mute Swan 51 |
6th | GREAT EGRET 1 (DM), Little Grebe 1, Swallow 9, Common Sandpiper 1, Pochard 25, Red Kite 1, Little Egret 11, Grey Wagtail 2, Shoveler 3 |
5th | SKYLARK 1 trapped and ringed, the 5th ever and the 1st since 1980 (SRG), Mistle Thrush 3, Willow Tit 1, Goldcrest 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Raven 1, Cormorant 36, Coot 174, Wigeon 84, Tufted Duck 51, Great Crested Grebe 38
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Skylark - the first ringed since 1980 (CB) |
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4th | STONECHAT 1 (PDH), House Martin c30, Skylark 46 over, Swallow 6, Blackcap 1, Chiffchaff several, Cetti's Warbler 2, Shoveler 8, Hobby 1, Little Egret 8, Grey Heron 3, Kingfisher 1, Willow Tit 1, Bullfinch 4, Little Grebe 1, Red Kite 3 |
3rd | Redwing 5, the first of the Autumn, Little Egret 4, Swallow 15, Green Sandpiper 2, Red Kite 1, Sand Martin 5, Shoveler 11, Sparrowhawk 1, Jay 1, Willow Tit 1, Raven 1, Meadow Pipit c40, CURLEW 3 late evening (CMH) |
2nd | Willow Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Grey Wagtail 2, Swallow 5, Water Rail 1, Reed Warbler 1, Little Egret 3, Teal 3, Shoveler 3, Lesser-Black backed Gull 226 in the roost (CMH), Herring Gull 3, Greater-Black backed Gull 1, Egyptian Goose 2, Little Grebe 1 |
1st | Little Egret 6 (CB), Sparrowhawk 1, House Martin 7, Jay 1, Red-legged Partridge 1 |
September
Q3 Review
| At the end of the 3rd quarter of 2019 our overall species list had risen to 148. This is already looking like an excellent year despite the high water levels and lack of mud. July kicked off well with 4 Common Scoter and a colour-ringed Common Sandpiper. A Garganey was found later in the month, the first since 2017. Marsh Harrier was added to the 2019 total towards the end of the month along with another 9 Arctic Terns arriving in inclement weather. The first Tree Pipit arrived on 20/8 (1 ringed by SRG) followed by a further 5 over the next few days. The 24th August was a special day with over 500 birds ringed including 6 Redstart, Wheatear and 6 Grasshopper Warblers. A Pied Flycatcher was also seen briefly on the same day, a rare visitor to the site, along with 3 Whinchat and 4 Black Terns. 4 Ruff flew through at the end of August when 4 Greenshank were also found. 2 Ruddy Shelducks were found mid-September along with the first Stonechat. The month was finished off with a landmark 2000th Blackcap ringed by the SRG and a flyover Spoonbill on the 28th. |
30th | Linnet c50, Meadow Pipit 12, Cetti's Warbler 1, Jay 4, Little Grebe 1, Kingfisher 2, Skylark c70 over (CMH / M Townsend), Red Kite 1, Sedge Warbler 1 ringed, Reed Warbler 4 ringed, Raven 1, Buzzard 7, Long-tailed Tit c20, Red-legged Partridge 12 (FG) |
28th | *SPOONBILL* 1 flew towards South Kilworth this AM at 08.00 (D Neal), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (F Graves), STONECHAT 2 (CB / M Townsend), DUNLIN 1 (F Graves) Green Sandpiper 1, Skylark c25, Meadow Pipit c20, House Martin c40, also a few Swallows and Sand Martins, Common Sandpiper 1, Little Grebe 1, Red Kite 1, Coal Tit 2, Little Egret 4, Shoveler 4, Nuthatch 1, Long-tailed Tit c15, Great Crested Grebe c20, Kingfisher 2
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Stonechat (C Begley) |
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27th | STONECHAT 3 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Red Kite 1 |
25th | Wigeon 91, Gadwall 5, Hobby 2, Little Egret 2, Little Grebe 1 |
24th | Wigeon 91, Hobby 2, Willow Warbler 1, Coal Tit 2, Grey Wagtail 8, Shoveler 5, Gadwall 7, Red Kite 2, Little Egret 4, Green Woodpecker 1, Sparrowhawk 1 |
23rd | GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), STONECHAT 3 (CMH), Willow Tit 1, Little Ringed Plover 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 6, Wigeon 85, Little Grebe 1, Meadow Pipit c20, Pied Wagtail c30, Skylark c10, Hobby 1 |
22nd | RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (SCN), STONECHAT 3 (PDH), Little Ringed Plover 1 (SCN), Wigeon 83, Shoveler 2, Gadwall 4, Nuthatch 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
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Ruddy Shelduck (S Nichols) |
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21st | STONECHAT 4 this AM (CMH / CB), Little Ringed Plover 1 this AM (CMH), Red Kite 2, Little Egret 4, Skylark 15
TODAY SAW THE 2000th BLACKCAP RINGED IN 2019 - WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ALL CONCERNED IN THE STANFORD RINGING GROUP - AMAZING! |
20th | Little Grebe 1, Hobby 3, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 2, Wigeon 44, Gadwall 7 |
19th | Wigeon 7, Red Kite 3, Hobby 1 |
18th | RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Wigeon 28, Hobby 3, Nuthatch 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Little Egret 2 |
17th | REDSTART 1 male (SCN), RUDDY SHELDUCK 2 this AM (CMH), Little Egret 3, Wigeon 16, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 3, Hobby 1, Raven 3, Whitethroat 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Jay 1, Coal Tit 1, Swallow 12, Meadow Pipit 10 |
16th | RUDDY SHELDUCK 2 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Wigeon 22, Teal 2, Pochard 4, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 2, Greylag Goose 439 (CMH), Swallow 3 (DM)
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Ruddy Shelduck ( M Jackson) |
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Ruddy Shelducks (C Hubbard) |
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15th | STONECHAT 1 (PDH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1, Little Ringed Plover 1 juvenile (PDH), Lapwing c120, Little Grebe 2, Wigeon 12, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Grey Wagtail 10, Kingfisher 1
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Stonechat (C Hubbard) |
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14th | STONECHAT 3 this AM (CB) the first of 2019, WHINCHAT 1 female ringed this AM, only the 4th ever ringed (SRG), REDSTART 2 (SCN), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), DUNLIN 1 (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed (SRG), Meadow Pipit c20, Grey Wagtail 10, Little Egret 8, Red Kite 2, Hobby 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Nuthatch 4, Kingfisher 2, 614 BIRDS RINGED THIS MORNING INCLUDING 448 BLACKCAPS!
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Whinchat (C Hubbard) |
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Whinchat (C Hubbard) |
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Whinchat (C Hubbard) |
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Ruddy Shelduck (C Hubbard) |
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Ruddy Shelduck (C Hubbard) |
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13th | Common Sandpiper 1, Grey Wagtail 12, Chiffchaff c40, Snipe 1, Little Egret 1Red Kite 1 |
11th | Green Sandpiper 2, Shoveler 8, Wigeon 18, Snipe 3, Common Sandpiper 2, Meadow Pipit c25, Yellow Wagtail 3, Hobby 2, Grey Wagtail 7, Teal 1, Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 9 |
10th | Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Wigeon 6, Nuthatch 2, Goldfinch c35, Blackcap 51 ringed (SRG), Chiffchaff 22 ringed (SRG) |
9th | SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 1, Yellow Wagtail 6, Hobby 2, Little Grebe 1, Little Egret 1, Coal Tit 1, Grey Wagtail 19, Pied Wagtail c15, Raven 1
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Spotted Flycatcher (C Hubbard) |
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8th | SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 (SCN), Little Egret 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Pochard 2, Gadwall 1, Teal 4, Shoveler 3, Kingfisher 1, Grey Wagtail 6, Nuthatch 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Whitethroat 1, Blackcap several, Chiffchaff several
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Spotted Flycatcher (S Nichols) |
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7th | Cuckoo 1 (M Townsend, SRG), Common Sandpiper 3, Canada Goose c280, Little Egret 1 |
6th | Common Sandpiper 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Pied Wagtail c20, Grey Wagtail 4, House Martin c100, Lesser Whitethroat 1 |
4th | Hobby 1, Red Kite 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 3, House Martin c20, Sand Martin c10, Little Grebe 1, Green Sandpiper 1 |
3rd | REDSTART 1 adult female ringed this AM, a new site record being the 16th ringed this Autumn (SRG), Meadow Pipit 7, the first of the Autumn, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 10, Hobby 2, Kingfisher 1, Raven 2
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Redstart - record breaker! (D Sheffield, SRG) |
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2nd | Moorhen 17, Yellow Wagtail 3, Hobby 1, Green Sandpiper 1, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1, Common Sandpiper 3 |
1st | Common Sandpiper 5, Hobby 2, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2, Kingfisher 1, Yellow Wagtail 1 |
August
31st | REDSTART 2 this AM (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 ringed (SRG), Common Sandpiper 7, Dunlin 1 (CMH), Kingfisher 2, Hobby 3, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 (CB), Raven 1 over (CMH), Red Kite 1, Yellow Wagtail 2
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Redstart (C Hubbard) |
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Dunlin (C Hubbard) |
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30th | Little Egret 2 (MJ), Whitethroat c20, Green Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 6, Common Sandpiper 4 |
29th | GREENSHANK 3, poss 4 (CMH), REDSTART 2 (CB), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (CMH), Shoveler 11, Pochard 7, Yellow Wagtail 2, Hobby 1, Buzzard 6, Red Kite 1, Green Sandpiper 5, Common Sandpiper 2 |
28th | RUFF 4 flew over the dam this evening, the first record for 2019 (CMH / DM), OSPREY 1 over high S / SE at 06.40am (CMH), REDSTART 2 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), GREENSHANK 4 (PDH), Dunlin 1 (PDH), Common Sandpiper 8, Green Sandpiper 3, Yellow Wagtail 2, Shoveler 2, Teal 3
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Greenshank (C Hubbard) |
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27th | REDSTART 11, 9 ringed (SRG) and 2 other unringed birds seen (CMH), WHINCHAT 1 (CMH) Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 3, Tawny Owl 1 ringed this AM, Cetti's Warbler 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Common Tern 1, Gadwall 7, Shoveler 3, Pochard 3, Yellow Wagtail several over this AM, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Hobby 4 this evening (MJ)
REDSTART SUMMARY - SATURDAY 4 1st year males, 1 adult female and 1 unsexed 1st year bird. TUESDAY 2 adult males, 5 1st year males and 2 1st year females. 15 ringed in total plus at least 3 or 4 other birds around the site.
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Whinchat (C Hubbard) |
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Tawny Owl (SRG) |
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Redstarts (SRG)
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26th | Green Sandpiper 3, Little Ringed Plover 3, Common Sandpiper 3, REDSTART 1 (CMH), Lesser Whitethroat 6, Great crested Grebe with 2 young, Common Tern 1, Snipe 1, Common Buzzard 11, Red Kite 2, Gadwall 1, Teal 2, Shoveler 3, Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 1 |
25th | REDSTART 3 (CMH), GARGANEY 1 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1, Sparrowhawk 2, Teal 4, Lesser Whitethroat c10, Yellow Wagtail 1
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Sparrowhawk (C Hubbard) |
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Sparrowhawk (C Hubbard) |
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24th | REDSTART C10, 6 ringed and at least another 4 seen and the first of 2019, PIED FLYCATCHER 1 seen briefly near the hide, the first for 2019 and the first since 2015 (PDH), WHINCHAT at least 3 (CMH), TREE PIPIT 1 this am (CMH), BLACK TERN 4 (PDH), GARGANEY 1 (PDH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 6 ringed this am (SRG), WHEATEAR 1 ringed this am (only 2 previous ringed birds in 1982 and 2011), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER C6 around the site.
STANFORD RINGING GROUP PROCESSED 526 NEW BIRDS TODAY. AN INCREDIBLE EFFORT AND FALL OF BIRDS.
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Wheatear montage - only the 3rd ever ringed at the site (C Hubbard) |
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23rd | GARGANEY 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Shoveler 1, Little Grebe 1, |
22nd | TREE PIPIT 1 this AM (CMH), Teal 3, Common Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 1
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Tree Pipit (C Hubbard) |
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Tree Pipit (C Hubbard) |
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Tree Pipit (C Hubbard) |
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21st | TREE PIPIT 3, 1 over calling at 07.05 and 2 flying around the feeding station calling at 07.15 (CMH), WHINCHAT 1 briefly this AM, the first of 2019 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Swift 3, Lesser Whitethroat 1 |
20th | TREE PIPIT 1 trapped and ringed (M Townsend, SRG), Grasshopper Warbler 1 trapped and ringed (M Townsend, SRG), Kingfisher 1 juv trapped and ringed (M Townsend, SRG), Common Sandpiper 5, Green Sandpiper 2, Gadwall 4, Great-crested Grebe c30, Common Tern 1, Little Egret 2
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Kingfisher (SRG) |
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Tree Pipit (SRG) |
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Tree Pipit (SRG) |
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19th | GARGANEY 1 (CMH), Grasshopper Warbler 1 reeling (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 1, Gadwall 6, Common Tern 1, Kingfisher 1 |
18th | Grasshopper Warbler 3 trapped and ringed (SRG), Lesser Whitethroat 2, Little Egret 3, Green Sandpiper 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 4 with 1 being trapped and ringed (SRG), Willow Warbler 59 new birds trapped and ringed (SRG), Water Rail 1, Gadwall 2, Pied Wagtail 12
Green Veined White, Grass Snake (PDH)
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Yellow Wagtail, the first to be ringed in 2019 (SRG) |
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17th | GARGANEY 1 (SCN), Teal 1, Shoveler 1, Green Sandpiper 1 |
15th | Willow Warbler c4, Pochard 5, Gadwall 2, Common Tern 2, Common Sandpiper 2, Little Egret 1
Brown Hawker and Broad Bodied Chaser (MJ) |
14th | GARGANEY 1 (SCN), Little Egret 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Nuthatch 2, Kestrel 1 juvenile, Green Woodpecker 2, Common Tern 2, Pochard 5, Little Grebe 1 |
12th | GARGANEY 1 (PDH), Wigeon 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 3, Grey Wagtail 7, Little Egret
Grass Snake 1 (PDH) |
11th | Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 5, Wigeon 1, Willow Warbler c4, Whitethroat 2, House Martin c200, Swift 3, Grey Wagtail 7, SEDGE WARBLER 74 NEW BIRDS CAUGHT AND RINGED TODAY (M Townsend, SRG) |
10th | Common Sandpiper 3, Green Woodpecker 2, Common Tern 2, Kestrel 1 |
8th | Common Sandpiper 4, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 4, Grey Wagtail 8, Jay 2, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 1, Red Kite 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Spotted Flycatcher 2 (CB) |
7th | Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Wigeon 2 (PDH), Common Tern 3
Brown Argus 1 (PDH) |
6th | Common Sandpiper 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Kestrel 1, Snipe 1 |
5th | GARGANEY 1 (SCN), Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Grey Wagtail 15, Green Woodpecker 2, Sparrowhawk 1 |
4th | No news reported today |
3rd | GARGANEY 1 (CMH), Grey Wagtail 11, Red Kite 4, Teal 1, Snipe 1, Cetti's Warbler 1 juvenile ringed this AM (SRG), Common Sandpiper 1 |
2nd | Snipe 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 1 |
1st | GARGANEY 1 this evening (SCN), Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 4, Common Tern 6, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 1, Tufted Duck 32 |
July
31st | GARGANEY 1 this evening (CMH), Lapwing 2, Common Sandpiper 3, Common Tern 11
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Garganey (C Hubbard) |
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30th | MARSH HARRIER 1 early morning (CMH), Redshank 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Grey Wagtail 9, Common Tern 10, Shoveler 3, Hobby 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Common Gull 4, Red Kite 1 |
29th | MARSH HARRIER 1 early evening, the first of 2019 (CMH), Shoveler 3, Common Tern 12, Common Sandpiper 3, Yellow Wagtail 2, Hobby 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Gadwall 3, Kingfisher 1, Lesser Whitethroat 2
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Marsh Harrier Record Shots (C Hubbard) |
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28th | ARCTIC TERN 9 this AM (CMH) and 2 this PM (SCN), Common Tern c20, Shoveler 3, Common Sandpiper 3, Green Sandpiper 1 |
27th | GARGANEY 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 5, Yellow Wagtail 2, Hobby 1, Common Tern 6, Little Egret 1 |
26th | GARGANEY 1 this AM (CMH), GREENSHANK 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 6, Green Sandpiper 1, Hobby 1, Common Tern 4, Yellow Wagtail 1 |
25th | Green Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 4, Yellow Wagtail 2, Shoveler 7, Little Grebe 1 juvenile |
24th | GARGANEY 1 still (SCN), Common Tern 5, Common Sandpiper 3, Grey Wagtail c12, Pochard 3, Shoveler 6, Green Sandpiper 1, Gadwall c6, Barn Owl 1 |
23rd | GARGANEY 1 this AM, the first at the site since 2017 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Grey Wagtail c10, Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Tern 2, Little Grebe 1
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Garganey (C Hubbard) |
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22nd | Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 4, Common Tern 6, Little Egret 1, Mute Swan 2 with 4 cygnets, Grey Wagtail c10 |
21st | Common Sandpiper 6, Green Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 10, Common Tern 2, Grey Wagtail c10, Green Woodpecker 1, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Kingfisher 1, Kestrel with young
Marbled White (M Townsend) |
20th | Common Sandpiper 5 (including the colour ringed bird), Green Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 4, Hobby 1, Oystercatcher 2, Grey Wagtail c10, Red Kite 1, Green Woodpecker 3 |
19th | Common Sandpiper 3 (including the colour ringed bird), Green Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 4, Yellow Wagtail 2, Shoveler 7 |
18th | GOOSANDER 2 'unseasonal' red-heads this AM (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2 (including the colour ringed bird), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 juveniles, the first this year, caught and ringed this AM (SRG), Green Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 3, Shoveler 7 (not present yesterday), Common Tern 2
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Juvenile Grasshopper Warbler (Dawn Sheffield, SRG) |
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Essex Skipper, Small Skipper and Roesel's Bush-cricket (S Nichols) |
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17th | Common Sandpiper 1 colour ringed bird still present, Green Sandpiper 2, Common Tern 2, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1, Buzzard 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Tufted Duck 6
Marbled White (MJ)
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Common Sandpiper (C Hubbard) |
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Marbled White (M Jackson) |
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16th | GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 reeling this AM (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2 including a colour ringed bird (found by Steve Nichols, this bird was ringed as a breeding adult, probably a male based on measurements and behaviour. it was ringed on 26/05/2019 on the River Spey at Pollowick Farm. Many thanks to Brian Bates who runs this scheme for the information), Yellow Wagtail 2, TAWNY OWL 1 caught and ringed this AM (M Townsend, SRG), Common Tern 2, Swallow 16, Green Woodpecker 4, Nuthatch 1, Jay 2, Cetti's Warbler 1 (M Townsend)
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Tawny Owl (C Hubbard) |
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Tawny Owl (C Hubbard) |
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Grasshopper Warbler (C Hubbard) |
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Common Sandpiper, colour ringed (S Nichols) |
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15th | GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 reeling early AM (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 3, Buzzard 1, Common Tern 3, Barn Owl 1, Green Sandpiper 1
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Green Sandpiper (C Hubbard) |
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14th | Yellow Wagtail 1, Pochard 1 |
13th | GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 reeling this AM (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 2, Reed Warbler 80 - 59 new birds ringed, 19 re traps and 2 controls (SRG) |
12th | GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 reeling this AM (CMH), Common Sandpiper 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 3
Lunar Hornet Moth (second ever record) caught in a mist net this am (A Homer)
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Lunar Hornet Moth (Adam Homer) |
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Common Sandpipers (C Hubbard) |
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11th | GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 4 this am (2 reeling and 2 re-trapped, SRG), Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 2 |
10th | Pied Wagtail c10, Yellow Wagtail 2, Grey Wagtail 3, Green Woodpecker 1 |
9th | Oystercatcher 1, Gadwall 2, Common Tern 3, Green Woodpecker 3 |
8th | COMMON SCOTER 4 drakes still late evening (CMH), the first of 2019, Redshank 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Greylag Goose 115, Moorhen 3, Common Tern 4, Sparrowhawk 1, Kingfisher 1, Swallow 4, Grey Wagtail 2, Pied Wagtail 5
Brown Hawker, Emperor, Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large White, Small White (GB)
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Common Scoter (C Hubbard) |
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Common Scoter (C Hubbard)
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Redshank (C Hubbard) |
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7th | Green Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 5, Grey Wagtail c10, Yellow Wagtail 2 |
6th | Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Blackcap 2, Nuthatch 1 |
5th | Tufted Duck adult female with 2 young, Lapwing 1, Common Tern 3, Green Sandpiper 1 |
4th | Grey Wagtail 15, Green Sandpiper 1 |
3rd | Barn Owl 1, Oystercatcher 1, Nuthatch 1, Raven 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 2, Hobby 1 |
2nd | Hobby 1, Common Tern 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Grey Wagtail 12 (GB), Oystercatcher 3 |
1st | Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Common Tern 2, Swift c70 |
June
Q2
Review
| By the end of the 2nd quarter of 2019 our overall species list for the year had risen to 139 - already beating last years total with half the year remaining. Notable highlights included 2 separate sightings of Long-eared Owl, 16 Little Gulls, Arctic Tern, 15 Black Terns, Tree Pipit, 3 Whimbrel, Sanderling, Greenshank, Dunlin, Ringed Plover and Little Ringed Plover. Other noteworthy birds included Ring Ouzel, Grasshopper Warbler, Osprey, 2 Wheatear, White Wagtail and a 'Channel' Wagtail. Next stop 150 species! |
30th | Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Green Woodpecker 3 (adult and 2 juvenile), Lesser Whitethroat 1, Garden Warbler 2, Little Grebe 1, Oystercatcher 2, Cuckoo 1 juvenile, Common Tern 2, Black-headed Gull 2, Tufted Duck 5, Stock Dove 7, Swift 3
Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large White, Painted Lady, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly (GB), Marbled White (SCN), Comma, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood (SCN) |
29th | Common Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 2, Common Tern 3, Nuthatch 1, Little Egret 2, Barn Owl 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 9, Common Tern 3
Red Admiral 2, Meadow Brown 6, Ringlet c30, Small Skipper 2, Large Skipper, Painted Lady, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly (GB) |
27th | Cuckoo 1 juvenile, Lapwing 63 over, Red Kite 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Tern 2, Oystercatcher 3 (P Norrie), Grey Wagtail 9, Kingfisher 1, Hobby 1, Mute Swan 24 |
26th | Curlew 1, Common Tern 4
Ringlet, Large Skipper, Painted Lady, Common Blue and Banded Demoiselles (Steven Wright)
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Ringlet (Steven Wright) |
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Painted Lady (Steven Wright) |
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25th | Greylag Goose 97, Canada Goose 15, Grey Wagtail 9, Starling c30, Common Tern 5, Pochard 2 |
24th | Kingfisher 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Gadwall 1 with 5 young, Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Tern 2, Buzzard 1, Garden Warbler 3, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Tufted Duck 15 |
23rd | Cuckoo 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Pochard 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Lapwing 2, Lesser-black Backed Gull 1, Common Tern 2, Great-spotted Woodpecker 3, Swift 15, Long-tailed Tit c20
Common Blue Damselfly, Large Skipper (GB) |
22nd | Curlew 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 2, Grey Wagtail 7, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Lapwing 5, Buzzard 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly, Four-Spotted Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, Emperor Dragonfly, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Meadow Brown, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell (all - GB)
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21st | Common Sandpiper 1 (MJ), Nuthatch 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Grey Wagtail 1
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Common Sandpiper (M Jackson) |
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Sunrise at Stanford Reservoir (M Jackson) |
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Large Skipper (S Nichols) |
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20th | GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CB), Oystercatcher 2, Barn Owl 1, Tawny Owl 1, Gadwall 1F with 3 young (GB), Little Egret 1, Common Tern 2, Cuckoo 1, Swift 25, Kingfisher 1, Grey Wagtail 3
Brown Hare (GB) |
19th | Common Tern 3, Grey Wagtail 9, Oystercatcher 1, Spotted Flycatcher 1 (CB) |
17th | Gadwall 1 female with 3 young, Oystercatcher 1, Curlew 1 over the dam, Pochard 4, Common Tern 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Garden Warbler 4, Red Kite 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Barn Owl 1, Tawny Owl 3 (CB), Starling 3, Jackdaw 45, Grey Wagtail 4 (GB), Red-legged Partridge 1, Swift 30 (GB)
Painted Lady (MJ), Grass Snake (FG)
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Painted Lady (M Jackson) |
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Grass Snake (F Graves) |
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Gadwall with young (C Hubbard) |
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16th | LONG-EARED OWL 1 seen briefly late evening (PDH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 reeling late evening (PDH), Starling c50, Oystercatcher 3 (GB), Gadwall 1 with 3 young, Common Tern 3, Red Kite 1, Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Willow Tit 1 juvenile caught and ringed this AM (M Townsend, SRG), Hobby 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Swift c50, Pochard 1, Barn Owl 1
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Willow Tit (Chris Begley) |
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15th | Shelduck 1, Starling c50, Great-black Backed Gull 1 |
14th | Common Tern 2, Cuckoo 1, Hobby 1 |
13th | Willow Tit 2, Hobby 1, Barn Owl 1, Garden Warbler 3, Oystercatcher 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Shelduck 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1 |
12th | Common Tern 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Buzzard 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Oystercatcher 1, Green Woodpecker 1 juvenile on the dam this AM, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Garden Warbler 4 |
11th | Several hundred Hirundines this evening |
10th | Common Tern 4, Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Kingfisher 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Oystercatcher 1, Swift c50, Jay 1 |
9th | OSPREY 1 briefly this PM flying towards the dam (GB), Hobby 1 (GB). Lesser Whitethroat 1, Lesser-Black Backed Gull 2, Mute Swan 2 with 6 cygnets |
8th | SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 - the first for 2019 (CB), Common Tern 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Pochard 6, Little Egret 1, Garden Warbler 2, Swift c150, House Martin c50, Cuckoo 1, Red Kite 1, Oystercatcher 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Hobby 1
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Spotted Flycatcher (C Hubbard) |
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7th | Common Tern 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Swift c100 (early AM), Pochard 4, Oystercatcher 1 |
4th | Oystercatcher 1, Cuckoo 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Tern 2, Swift c50, Pochard 1, Kestrel 1, Tawny Owl 1
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Tawny Owl (Steve Nichols) |
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3rd | Common Tern 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Pochard 2, Red Kite 1, Swift c50, Nuthatch 1, Goldcrest 2 singing, Red Kite 1 |
2nd | Pochard 2, Cuckoo 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Common Tern 3, Red Kite 1, Willow Tit 1, Shelduck 2 |
1st | Pochard 2, Cuckoo 1, Common Tern 3, Shelduck 2 |
May
31st | Pochard 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Swift c60, Little Egret, Common Tern 2 |
30th | Swift c110 early am, Barn Owl 1, Pochard 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 1 |
29th | Willow Tit with young this am (CB) |
28th | Little Ringed Plover 2 (CB), Cuckoo 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Pochard 2, Kingfisher 2, Little Egret 1, Swift c50, Common Tern 2 |
27th | Cuckoo 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Yellow Wagtail 2, Pochard 4, Swift c30, Common Tern 2, Greylag Goose c20 including young (GB), Stock Dove 3, Green Woodpecker 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Kingfisher 1 |
26th | Common Tern 2, Teal 2, Shelduck 2, Little Egret 1 |
25th | Cuckoo 2 trapped and ringed this AM (SRG), Shelduck 2, Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Red Kite 1, Teal 1, Kingfisher 2, Little Egret 1, Pochard, Common Tern 2
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Cuckoo (C Hubbard) |
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24th | Little Ringed Plover 2 (CB), Yellow Wagtail 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Kingfisher 1, Cuckoo 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Shoveler 3, Oystercatcher 1 (PDH), Common Tern 3, Red Kite 3, Little Egret 3, Sparrowhawk 1, Buzzard 4 |
23rd | Common Tern 4, Pochard 1, Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
22nd | SANDERLING 1 late afternoon (CMH) the first record for 2019, Dunlin 1, Hobby 1, GREAT EGRET 1 (CB), Cetti's Warbler 1, Pochard 1, Kingfisher 1, Cuckoo 1, Little Egret 1
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Sanderling and Dunlin (C Hubbard) |
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21st | Common Tern 3, Little Egret 1, Cuckoo 3, Pochard 5, Buzzard 4, Kestrel 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Treecreeper 1 singing |
20th | Common Tern 5, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Pochard 6
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Sedge Warbler (M Jackson) |
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19th | 'CHANNEL WAGTAIL' 1 (CB), Yellow Wagtail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Cuckoo 1, Common Tern 5, GREAT EGRET 1, Oystercatcher 1, Kingfisher 1, Hobby 2, |
17th | Common Sandpiper 2, Pochard 5, Common Tern 4, Oystercatcher 2, Hobby 1
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Garden Warbler (S Nichols) |
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16th | Blackcap 1 re-trapped on the 5th May was ringed in Gibraltar some 1842km away, Common Sandpiper 2, GREAT EGRET 1 (CB), Common Tern 4, Yellow Wagtail 3, Common Sandpiper 1 |
15th | Cuckoo 1, Willow Tit 2 (CB), Common Sandpiper 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Oystercatcher 2 (DM) |
14th | Common Tern 11, Cuckoo 1, Yellow Wagtail 3 |
13th | Raven 2, Cuckoo 1, Common Tern 10, Common Sandpiper 2, Hobby 2, Yellow Wagtail 2 |
12th | BLACK TERN 3 (F Graves), OSPREY 1 (F Graves), Common Sandpiper 2, Lapwing 2, Common Tern 6, Yellow Wagtail 4, Kingfisher 1, Wigeon 1, Buzzard 4, Kestrel 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Cuckoo 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Great-spotted Woodpecker 2, Hobby 2, Raven 2
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Osprey (F Graves) |
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11th | Willow Tit 1 (CB), Cuckoo 1, Hobby 1, Wigeon 1 BLACK TERN 1 (MJ), Shelduck 2, Dunlin 1 (CB) |
10th | Dunlin 1, Shelduck 1, Wigeon 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1, Willow Tit 1, Common Tern 14, BLACK TERN 1 (PDH), Grasshopper 1 and also 9 other species of warbler recorded at the site today, Hobby 2, Barn Owl 1, Cuckoo 1, 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL 1 (SCN) |
9th | 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL 1 (CMH), Dunlin 4, Common Sandpiper 2, Garden Warbler 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Cuckoo 1, Shelduck 2, Wigeon 1, Raven 1, Common Tern 10, Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 4, Grey Wagtail 2, Kingfisher 2, Cetti's Warbler 2
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'Channel' Wagtail (C Hubbard) |
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8th | BLACK TERN 2 (SCN), 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL 1 (CMH), Dunlin 1, Hobby 3, Common Tern 12, Wigeon 1, Barn Owl 1, Yellow Wagtail 3
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Black Tern (S Nichols) |
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7th | BLACK TERN 12 late PM (CMH), ARCTIC TERN 1 early evening (CMH), TREE PIPIT 1 early evening, the first record for 2019 (CMH), DUNLIN 2 this am, the first record for 2019 (CMH), 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL 1 this am (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Wheatear 2, Yellow Wagtail 4, Common Tern 12, Shelduck 2, Hobby 3, Shoveler 4, Wigeon 1, Little Ringed Plover 1, Kingfisher 1
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Black Terns (C Hubbard) |
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Tree Pipit (Chris Hubbard) |
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6th | 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL 1 (GB / CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Little Ringed Plover 1, Little Egret 1, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Common Tern 9, Yellow Wagtail 4, Grasshopper Warbler 1, Hobby 3, Shelduck 2, Oystercatcher 2, Great Egret 1 (D Williams)
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Yellow Wagtail (C Hubbard) |
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'Channel' Wagtail (C Hubbard) |
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5th | Wheatear 2, Yellow Wagtail 3, Swallow c300, Common Tern 14, Grasshopper Warbler 1, Little Egret 2, Swift 2, Hobby 1, Shelduck 3 (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL 1 (CB), Grey Wagtail 1, Treecreeper 1 |
4th | ARCTIC TERN 1 this PM (SCN), Great Egret 1, Wheatear 2, Little Egret 2, Yellow Wagtail |
3rd | Common Sandpiper 1, Swift 10+, Wheatear 2, Common Tern 14, Barn Owl (M Townsend), Hobby 2, Grasshopper Warbler 4 (M Townsend)
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Common Terns - 4 of the birds present had metal rings (Chris Hubbard) |
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2nd | Grasshopper Warbler 1, Common Tern 13 (4 with metal rings), Common Sandpiper 1, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Wheatear 2, Yellow Wagtail 4, Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 1, Swift 10, Kestrel 1, Red Kite 1, Buzzard 4, Hobby 2, Shelduck 2 |
1st | Common Tern 8, Wheatear 2, Little Ringed Plover 1, Great Egret 1, Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 3, Little Egret 1, Sparrowhawk 1 |
April
30th | ARCTIC TERN 1 briefly this AM (PDH), Common Tern 6, Hobby 3 (PDH), Wheatear 2 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Reed Warbler at least 7, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Wheatear 2 (CMH), Garden Warbler a good number around the site, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 7 (PDH), Lesser Whitethroat 1, Hobby 3 (PDH), Little Egret 1, Yellow Wagtail 5, Oystercatcher 2 (CMH / D Williams), Little Ringed Plover 2 (SCN), Great Egret 1 (CB)
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Common Tern - 1 of 6 birds this am (C Hubbard) |
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29th | *LONG-EARED OWL* 1 briefly early am, seen in flight. The first record at the site for 19 years (Peter Robinson) - no further sightings, Grasshopper Warbler 3 (2 caught and ringed - Mick Townsend, SRG), Hobby 2, Egyptian Goose 1, Wheatear 2 still in normal field, Common Tern 3, Yellow Wagtail 2, Cuckoo 1 |
28th | Egyptian Goose 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Grasshopper Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 4, Wheatear 2, Common Tern 4, Yellowhammer c15 (SCN), Shelduck 2, Cuckoo 1, Kingfisher 2, Shoveler 4, Garden Warbler 3, Red Kite 1, Little Egret 1, Peregrine 1
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Wheatear (C Hubbard) |
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27th | ARCTIC TERN 2 late PM (PDH / CMH), 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL 1 still late PM (PDH / CMH), Yellow Wagtail 5, Swift 2, the first of 2019 (CMH / PDH), Hobby 1, the first of 2019 (CMH / PDH), Little Ringed Plover 2, Common Tern 3, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Red Kite 1 |
26th | Wheatear 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Little Ringed Plover 1, Shelduck 2, Curlew 1, Common Tern 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Little Egret 1 |
25th | BLACK TERN 1 briefly this AM (CMH), WHIMBREL 3 today - 2 flew NE calling at 08.08 (CMH) and another spent around an hour on the dam late PM (PDH), 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL 1 this PM, Cuckoo 1, Grasshopper Warbler 1 this evening (DM) Great Egret 1, Little Egret 3, Yellow Wagtail 8, Oystercatcher 2, Common Tern 4, Wheatear 1 (SCN), Fieldfare 5, Common Sandpiper 1, Red Kite 1, Shoveler 4, Sparrowhawk 1, Tawny Owl 1
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Whimbrel (C Hubbard) |
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24th | 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL 1 (SCN / DM) again this evening, Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 4, Little Ringed Plover 2, Yellow Wagtail 17 this evening on the dam
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'Channel' Wagtail (S Nichols) |
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'Channel' Wagtail (Dan March) |
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'Channel' Wagtail (Dan March) |
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'Channel' Wagtail (Steve Nichols) |
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23rd | 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL 1 this evening on the dam (SCN), Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 1, Cuckoo 2, Yellow Wagtail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Fieldfare c10, Little Ringed Plover 2, Curlew 2 (P Adams)
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'Channel' Wagtail (S Nichols) |
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Curlew (P Adams) |
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22nd | OSPREY 1 the first for 2019 (Dave Williams), Oystercatcher 2 (Dave Williams), Cuckoo 3, Common Tern 4, Wigeon 1, Fieldfare 15, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Little Ringed Plover 2 (SCN), Yellow Wagtail 5, Snipe 1 (M Townsend), Lesser Whitethroat at least 2, the first of 2019 (PDH / M Townsend, Lesser-Black backed Gull 5, Treecreeper 1, Moorhen 2, Shoveler 5, Cormorant 5 (good numbers of Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler and Common Whitethroat now being reported daily) |
21st | Cuckoo 2, the first for 2019 (PDH), Kingfisher 1, Shoveler 3, Greenshank 1 over the dam (PDH), Mandarin 1 male (GB), Wigeon 2, Common Tern 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 1 on the dam, Teal 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Shelduck 2, Grasshopper Warbler 1 reeling (PDH / SCN), Wheatear 1 in the normal field, Reed Warbler 2, Yellow Wagtail 3, Sedge Warbler c12, Little Egret 1, Fieldfare c50 |
20th | Egyptian Goose 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Teal 4, Treecreeper 1, Wigeon 1, Common Tern 2, Grasshopper Warbler 2 (SRG), Garden Warbler 1 (the first for 2019), Whitethroat 1, Blackcap 26 caught and ringed today (71 in total for April so far) |
19th | RING OUZEL 1 in field opposite entrance to dam driveway (Richard Clark), Grasshopper Warbler 1 caught and ringed this am (SRG), Wheatear 1 this evening as same field as RO (CH / MJ), Fieldfare c150, Redwing 5, Whitethroat 1 (MJ), White Wagtail 1 on the dam this evening (SCN), Snipe 1, Little Ringed Plover 2, Yellow Wagtail 16 on the dam late evening (SCN), Great Egret 1 (MJ), Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 1 |
18th | Great Egret 1, Shelduck 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Little Ringed Plover 4 (SCN), Jay 2, Green Sandpiper 2, Wigeon 1, Red Kite 1, Shoveler 1, Teal 5, Mallard with brood of 10 young, Yellow Wagtail 15 on the dam this evening (SCN), Fieldfare c150, Redwing 5 |
17th | Sedge Warbler 1, Linnet c30, Goldeneye 2, Whitethroat 1,White Wagtail 3 on the dam, Yellow Wagtail 1, Little Ringed Plover 2 (CB), Wigeon 4, Teal 2, Fieldfare c190, Redwing 15 |
16th | GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 this am (CH / PDH), Common Sandpiper 2 (CH), Great Egret 3 late PM (CH / MJ), Little Ringed Plover 5, Common Tern 1, Yellow Wagtail 5, Green Sandpiper 1, Sedge Warbler 4, Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 4
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Grasshopper Warbler (C Hubbard) |
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Common Sandpiper (C Hubbard) |
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15th | Greenshank 1 early am, the first of 2019 (CH), Sedge Warbler 1, the first of 2019 (CH), Egyptian Goose 1 over the dam (CH), Great Egret 1, Little Egret 2, Yellow Wagtail 6, Shoveler 7, Teal 6, Little Ringed Plover 2 (SCN)
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Greenshank (C Hubbard) |
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14th | Whitethroat 1 this am, the first for 2019 (PDH), White Wagtail 1 (GB) Great Egret 2 (J Lambert / C Salter), Little Egret 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 3 (J Lambert / C Salter), Shelduck 2 (GB), Willow Tit 1 (PDH), Grey Wagtail 1, Kingfisher 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Buzzard 4, Red Kite 2, Yellow Wagtail 3, Mistle Thrush, Goldeneye 10, Gadwall 14
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Yellow Wagtail (S Nichols) |
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Yellow Wagtail (Peter Dillon-Hooper) |
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13th | Common Sandpiper 1 briefly, the first for 2019 (Richard Clark), Great Egret 3 (CH), Little Egret 3, Goldeneye 14, Green Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 4, Little Ringed Plover 2 briefly on the dam, Red Kite 1, Kingfisher 1, House Martin 10+, Pochard 1, Shoveler 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Sparrowhawk 1, Fieldfare c150 |
12th | Green Sandpiper 1, Little Ringed Plover 4 (CH), Goldeneye 10, Yellow Wagtail 5, Great Egret 2, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 2, Red Kite 1 |
11th | Great Egret 2 (CB), Little Ringed Plover 2 (MJ), Green Sandpiper 1, Fieldfare c200 early AM, Yellow Wagtail 1 on the dam, House Martin 1, Swallow 20+, Goldeneye 20, White Wagtail 1 (SCN), Pochard 1, Sparrowhawk 1
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Green Sandpiper (C Hubbard) |
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10th | Great Egret 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Goldeneye 18, Little Egret 3, Pochard 1, Fieldfare c80 (in field opposite the top of driveway to the dam), Wheatear 1 in same field as Fieldfare (C Hubbard), Redwing 3, Yellow Wagtail 2 on the dam, the first of 2019 (PDH), White Wagtail 1 on the dam (M Alibone), Little Ringed Plover 2 on the dam, Kestrel 2, Buzzard 4, Red Kite 2
Orange Tip, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell and Speckled Wood
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Wheatear (C Hubbard) |
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White Wagtail (C Hubbard) |
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9th | LITTLE GULL 1 this morning, our 16th of the last few days (C Hubbard), Little Ringed Plover 2, Great Egret 1, Little Egret 2, White Wagtail 1, Shelduck 2, Goldeneye 16, Green Sandpiper 1, Curlew 1, Pochard 1 female, Common Tern 1 |
8th | LITTLE GULL 12 this evening including 11 adults and a 1W (C Hubbard / S Nichols), Little Ringed Plover 2 on the dam this evening (C Hubbard / S Nichols), Great Egret 2, Common Tern 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Goldeneye 14, Shelduck 2, Little Egret 2, House Martin 1
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Little Ringed Plover (C Hubbard) |
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7th | Little Ringed Plover 3 late pm on the dam (C Hubbard) - first record for 2019, Great Egret 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Shelduck 2, Common Tern 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Goldeneye 15, Little Egret 2, Lapwing 4, Grey Wagtail 1, House Martin 1, Willow Warbler 5, Mistle Thrush 1 in song at the dam (M Townsend), Green Woodpecker 1
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Little Ringed Plover (C Hubbard) |
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5th | LITTLE GULL 1 adult this pm (PDH), Common Tern 3 (C Hubbard / S Nichols), Raven (PDH), Willow Warbler 3, the first record of 2019 (C Hubbard), Great Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 4, Red Kite 1, Kingfisher 1
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Little Gull (C Hubbard) |
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4th | House Martin 1, the first record of 2019 (C Hubbard), Great Egret 1, Little Egret 5, Cetti's Warbler 1, Peregrine 1, Green Sandpiper 1 |
3rd | RINGED PLOVER 1 on the dam early am, the first since 2017 (C Hubbard), Great Egret 1, Oystercatcher 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Shelduck 2, Teal 6, Goldeneye 14
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Ringed Plover (C Hubbard) |
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2nd | Swallow at least 20 this am, Sand Martin c70, Great Egret 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 3, Teal 3, Shoveler c15, Goldeneye 12, Blackcap 2, Fieldfare c80
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Swallows (C Hubbard) |
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1st | Great Egret 1, Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 8, Common Gull c50, Blackcap 4, Red Kite 1, Buzzard 5, Kingfisher 2, Green Woodpecker 2, Grey Wagtail 2, Goldeneye 14, Green Sandpiper 1, Fieldfare 3
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Green Woodpecker (C Hubbard) |
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March
Q1
review |
108 species have been recorded so far in 2019. Notable birds include a long staying Hen Harrier, a very brief Kittiwake, Pink-footed and White Fronted Goose, at least 2 Iceland, 2 Glaucous and 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 5 Whooper Swan over, Merlin, Jack Snipe, Woodcock, upto 3 Great Egrets and the arrival of the first summer migrants in the past few days.
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31st | Great Egret 2, Little Egret 5, Shelduck 2, Swallow 2, Goldeneye 19, Shoveler 7, Kingfisher 1, Jackdaw c80 (GB), Sand Martin c120 (GB), Cetti's Warbler 1
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30th | Swallow 3 this pm, the first of 2019 (CB), Sand Martin c30 (FG), Cetti's Warbler 3, Blackcap 1, the first of 2019 (SRG), Red Kite 1, Willow Tit 1, Green Sandpiper 2, Great Egret 2, Lapwing 5, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 2, Lesser Redpoll, Chiffchaff 9
Orange Tip, Comma and Peacock butterflies
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Great Egret (Matt Jackson) |
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29th | Green Sandpiper 1, Goldeneye 10, Little Egret 2, Great Egret 2 (SCN), Cetti's Warbler 3 (SCN and CB) |
28th | Great Egret 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Shelduck 2, Peregrine 1, Golden Plover c60, Buzzard 10, Fieldfare 20 over, Wigeon c40, Goldeneye c15, Little Grebe 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Treecreeper 4, Sparrowhawk 1 |
27th | Sand Martin 3 near the dam early AM, the first for 2019 ( C Hubbard), Great Egret 1, Little Egret 3, Goldeneye c15 |
26th | Little Egret 3, Little Grebe 1, Kingfisher 1 |
25th | Little Egret 1, Wigeon c40, Red Kite 1, Buzzard 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Kingfisher 1 |
24th | Great Egret 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 1, Treecreeper 2, Shoveler 24, Little Egret 3, Greylag Goose 49, Grey Heron 5, Red Kite 2, Lapwing 5, Golden Plover c170, Goldeneye 18, Pochard 19, Great Crested Grebe 13, Cetti's Warbler 2, Kestrel 3, Grey Wagtail 2, Wigeon 5, Teal 4, Tufted Duck 146, Buzzard 4, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 |
23rd | Great Egret 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Wigeon 1, Tree Sparrow c18, Oystercatcher 1, Chiffchaff several singing birds, Little Egret 3, Goldeneye 2, Kingfisher 2, Lapwing 8 |
22nd | ICELAND GULL 1 2w (Mick Townsend), Great Egret 3, Red Kite 1, Curlew 1, Chiffchaff c6, Shelduck 2, Golden Plover c80 over |
21st | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2, Egyptian Goose 1, Curlew 2 near the dam, Great Egret 1, Tawny Owl 1, Chiffchaff 2
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Curlew (C Hubbard) |
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20th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 (SCN), Great Egret 2, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Treecreeper 1, Red Kite 1, Grey Wagtail 2
Peacock butterfly (SCN)
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Peacock (S Nichols) |
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19th | Great Egret 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 2, Willow Tit 4 (P Norrie) |
18th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2, Great Egret 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 2, Little Egret 2, Kestrel 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Chiffchaff 4, Tawny Owl 1, Red Kite 1 |
17th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost this evening (C Hubbard), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 (PDH), Great Egret 2, Chiffchaff 2, Red Kite 3, Little Grebe 1, Raven 1, Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1, Grey Heron 7
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Med Gull (C Hubbard) |
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16th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2, Great Egret 2, Red Kite 2 |
15th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2, Egyptian Goose 2
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Egyptian Goose (C Hubbard) |
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Pink-footed Goose (C Hubbard) |
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14th | ICELAND GULL 1 2w this am before flying off towards Shawell (Hubbard), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2, Egyptian Goose 2 on the dam, Goosander 1, Great White Egret 2, Little Egret 1
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Egyptian Goose (C Hubbard) |
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13th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2, Great Egret 3 late PM, Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult in the roost this evening, Chiffchaff 1, Little Egret 1, Red Kite 1, Goosander 1, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
12th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2, Great Egret 1, Little Egret 1, Water Rail 1, Chiffchaff 1, Red Kite 2 |
11th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 seen several times today (PDH / C Hubbard), Great Egret 2 (PDH), Green Sandpiper 1, Chiffchaff 1, Yellowhammer c12, Goosander 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Tawny Owl 1, Buzzard 8, Red Kite 1, Kestrel 2, Little Egret 3, Great-spotted Woodpecker 3, Grey Wagtail 1, Greylag Goose 143 |
10th | KITTIWAKE 1 adult briefly this AM at c8.50 (C Hubbard) - the first record since 2015, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2, Great Egret 1, Willow Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 1, Peregrine 1, Red Kite 3, Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 6, Chiffchaff 1 (CB), Jay 1, Wigeon 174 this evening
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Kittiwake (C Hubbard) |
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9th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 this pm (SCN), Redshank 1 this am and the first for 2019 (C Hubbard), Green Sandpiper 1, Great Egret 1 (A Homer), Goosander 1, Little Egret 5, Grey Wagtail 2
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Redshank (C Hubbard) |
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8th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 late PM (C Hubbard), Wigeon 145
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Pink-footed Goose (C Hubbard) |
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7th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult with full hood in roost (C Hubbard), Barn Owl 1, Tawny Owl 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Goosander 2, Great Egret 1, Little Egret 5, Cetti's Warbler 1, Red Kite 1
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Mediterranean Gull record shot (C Hubbard) |
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6th | ICELAND GULL 1 2w this evening (C Hubbard), Goosander 5, Little Egret 2, Wigeon 135
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Iceland Gull, record shot (C Hubbard) |
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5th | Great Egret 3 (SCN), Goosander 11, Little Egret 6, Grey Heron 7, Buzzard 7, Sparrowhawk 2, Little Grebe 2, Water Rail 1, Chaffinch c25, Grey Wagtail 2 |
4th | Green Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 2
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Green Sandpiper (C Hubbard) |
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Oystercatcher (C Hubbard) |
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3rd | Great Egret 1, Little Egret 6, Chiffchaff 1 |
2nd | Jack Snipe 1 this am (SRG), Woodcock 1 (SRG), Cetti's Warbler 2, Siskin 4, Little Egret 6, Green Sandpiper 1, Chiffchaff 1 |
1st | HEN HARRIER 1 this AM (MJ) - missing for nearly 2 weeks the bird reappeared today, Great Egret 2, Little Egret 2, Willow Tit 1, Chiffchaff 1, Oystercatcher 1, Cetti's Warbler 2 (poss 3), Goldeneye 38 (C Hubbard), Wigeon 165, Goosander 7, Kingfisher 2 |
February
28th | Goosander 2, Shoveler 49, Aythya hybrid (presumed Tufted x Pochard) still near the dam |
27th | Great White Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 2, Teal 3, Little Grebe 1, Shoveler 50, Green Sandpiper 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Kestrel 1 |
26th | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 9, Little Grebe 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Buzzard 6, Cetti's Warbler 1, Goosander 2, Grey Wagtail 2, Shoveler 51
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Great White Egret (Matt Jackson) |
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25th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 this am with small number of Greylags (at the reservoir and surrounding area since the 14th January 2019), Wigeon 159 around the dam
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1 of 2 Pink-footed Geese (C Hubbard) |
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24th | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 8, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 2, Willow Tit 1, Shoveler 58, Pochard c150, Fieldfare c200, Redwing c30, Goldeneye 8, Jay 3, Grey Wagtail 1, Little Grebe 2, Teal 7 (also several butterflies reported in the last 2 days including Brimstone yesterday and 3 Commas today - thanks to Mick Townsend and Steve Nichols for the records).
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Comma (Steve Nichols) |
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23rd | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 this PM (SCN), Egyptian Goose 2 this AM (Theo de Clermont), Goldeneye c10, Siskin c6, Little Egret 4, Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail several this AM (Theo de Clermont), Common Gull 1 leucistic bird again in fields alongside Welford Road, Red Kite 2 |
22nd | Great White Egret 1 (CB), Little Egret 4, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Curlew 1 over (first for 2019), Green Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 34, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 still in the field opposite Stanford Hall |
21st | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 6, Goldeneye 21, Goosander 15, Snipe 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Fieldfare c100 |
20th | Great White Egret 1, Goosander 18, Wigeon 175, Common Gull 1 leucistic individual briefly this evening, Little Egret 6, Willow Tit 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Tawny Owl 1, Kingfisher 1 (NO REPORT OF THE HEN HARRIER TODAY) |
19th | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 6, Goosander 2, Kingfisher 3, Water Rail 1, Wigeon c200, Red Kite 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Red Kite 1 (NO REPORT OF THE HEN HARRIER TODAY)
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Great White Egret and Little Egret (M Jackson) |
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18th | HEN HARRIER 1 late PM (C Hubbard) - this bird, with us since November 2018 (109 days), has now been confirmed as a juvenile female due to the largely dark eye, yellow in juvenile male. For more info on ageing, see the excellent article on the 2016 Stanford Hen Harrier by Mike Alibone at www.northantsbirds.com, MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost this evening (C Hubbard), the first since 2017, Common Gull 1 leucistic individual (1w) in the roost this evening, Goosander 5, Redwing c150, Little Egret 8
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Hen Harrier (C Hubbard) |
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Hen Harrier (C Hubbard) |
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Mediterranean Gull record shot (C Hubbard) |
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17th | HEN HARRIER 1 this am (C Hubbard), Oystercatcher 1 (first of 2019), Kingfisher 2, Little Egret 8, Raven 1 SW (SCN), Little Grebe 1, Gadwall 23, Grey Heron 4, Goldeneye 11, Shoveler 36, Greylag Goose 84, Pochard 131, Tufted Duck 134, Moorhen 6, Coot 177, Teal 13, Goosander 1, Mute Swan 22, Yellowhammer c20, Reed Bunting c10, Skylark c25, Lapwing c60, Grey Wagtail 2, Willow Tit 2
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Oystercatcher record shot (C Hubbard) - 1st of 2019 |
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16th | MERLIN 1 male low over the "weedy field" late PM (C Hubbard), ICELAND GULL 1w over the dam late PM (SCN), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 this PM still near Stanford Hall (DM), Goosander 12, Little Egret 4, Great White Egret 1, Buzzard 4, Red Kite 1, Water Rail 1, Snipe 1, Shoveler 52, Yellowhammer c20 |
15th | HEN HARRIER 1 (C Hubbard), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 still near Stanford Hall (Peter-Dillon Hooper), Little Egret 4, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Grebe 1, Snipe 8, Yellowhammer c12, Red Kite 1, Willow Tit 1, Goosander 1 drake, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1 |
14th | Willow Tit 1, Snipe 3, Little Grebe 2 |
13th | HEN HARRIER 1 late pm, Willow Tit 1, Goosander 1 drake, Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 1, Little Grebe 1, Little Egret 4 |
12th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 still near to Stanford Hall, Willow Tit 1, Great White Egret 1 |
11th | Great White Egret 1, Willow Tit 1 |
10th | HEN HARRIER 1 (Peter Dillon-Hooper), Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 2, Goosander 4, Water Rail 1, Red Kite 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Chiffchaff 1, Kestrel 2, Buzzard 8, Treecreeper 2, Lapwing c500, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 this am close to Stanford Hall so still in the area, Willow Tit 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Wigeon 62, Aythya hybrid (presumed Tufted Duck x Pochard) still present at the dam and been around for the last 10 days
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Willow Tit (C Hubbard) |
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Aythya hybrid - presumed Tufted x Pochard (C Hubbard) |
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9th | HEN HARRIER 1 this am (Theo de Clermont), Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 8, Snipe 1, Little Grebe 1, Buzzard 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Red Kite 2, Shoveler 54, Stock Dove c50 |
8th | HEN HARRIER 1 this am (C Hubbard), Pintail 1 drake flying around Keepers Lodge Bay this am, Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 8, Little Grebe 2 |
7th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 over the dam (C Hubbard), Great White Egret 1, Willow Tit 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Grebe 1, Little Egret 2, Lapwing c400, Buzzard 2, Sparrowhawk 1 |
6th | HEN HARRIER 1 early afternoon (Matt Jackson), Great White Egret 2, Little Egret 8, Willow Tit 1, Kingfisher 1, Little Grebe 1, Water Rail 1, Raven 1 (Steve Nichols), Golden Plover c50, Lapwing c 400, Red Kite 1, Chiffchaff 1
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Hen Harrier montage (Matt Jackson) |
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5th | GLAUCOUS GULL 1 2W in this evenings roost (C Hubbard), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 late PM with Greylags (C Hubbard), Great White Egret 1, Little Grebe 1, Sparrowhawk 1
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2w Glaucous Gull - record shots (C Hubbard) |
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4th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 this PM (C Hubbard) and then relocated to edge of the village, HEN HARRIER 1 (F Graves), Great White Egret 2, Little Egret 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Canada Goose 243, Greylag Goose c200, Grey Wagtail 1, Green Woodpecker 1
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Pink-footed Goose (C Hubbard) |
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3rd | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 this AM (C Hubbard), Great White Egret 1, Willow Tit 1, Goosander 12, Little Grebe 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Wigeon 55, Shoveler 42, Cormorant 37, Little Egret 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Snipe 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Common Buzzard 4, Grey Wagtail 2
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Pink-footed Goose (C Hubbard) |
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2nd | WHOOPER SWAN 5 over this morning (SRG), Red Kite 1 |
1st | Green Sandpiper 1, Great White Egret 2 |
January
31st | Great White Egret 1, Goosander 4, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Buzzard 2 |
30th | Great White Egret 1, Buzzard 5, Shoveler c30, Gadwall c25, Green Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Peregrine 1, Golden Plover c30, Little Grebe 1 |
28th | Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 1, Common Buzzard 6, Saprrowhawk 1, Kestrel 3, Red Kite 2 |
27th | HEN HARRIER 1 this am (Peter Dillon-Hooper), Willow Tit 2, Little Egret 2, Lapwing c200, Kingfisher 1, Peregrine 1, Common Buzzard 4, Red Kite 1 |
26th | Barn Owl 1, Buzzard 3, Red Kite 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Grey Wagtail 1 |
25th | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 3, Willow Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Red Kite 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Lapwing c200 |
24th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 early afternoon with Greylags near the hide before flying off towards the rail track (C Hubbard), Great White Egret 1, Goosander 3 |
23rd | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 1, Goosander 18 (7 drakes) |
22nd | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 5, Goosander 6 |
21st | HEN HARRIER 1 (C Hubbard), Water Rail 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Goosander 21 including 8 drake (largest group so far this winter), Teal c40, Shoveler 35, Little Egret 1 |
20th | HEN HARRIER 1 (Peter Dillon-Hooper / C Hubbard), Peregrine 1, Water Rail 1, Willow Tit 1, Little Egret 6, Buzzard 4, Wigeon 77, Shoveler 39, Greylag Goose 319, Canada Goose 142, Coot 251, Pochard 216, Tufted Duck 304, Lapwing c260, Cetti's Warbler 1, Red Kite 3, Meadow Pipit 10, Snipe 5, Little Grebe 1, Goldeneye 8, Grey Heron 6, Gadwall 15 |
19th | HEN HARRIER 1 this am (D March), Goosander 1, Water Rail 1 |
18th | Great White Egret 1, Willow Tit 1 |
17th | HEN HARRIER 1 early afternoon (Matt Jackson), GLAUCOUS GULL 1 2W this PM (C Hubbard / R Bullock) and a different bird to the recent one, ICELAND GULL 1 2W late PM (C Hubbard / R Bullock) only recorded in 4 of the last 19 years at the reservoir
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Glaucous Gull (C Hubbard) |
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16th | WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 2 late PM (C Hubbard), HEN HARRIER 1 ringtail this pm behind the wood (C Hubbard), GLAUCOUS GULL 1 juvenile until at least 16.10 (C Hubbard), Shelduck 1 on the dam, Great White Egret 1 |
15th | WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 2 this PM on the dam (Steve Nichols)
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White-fronted Goose (Steve Nichols) |
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14th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 present late morning with Greylag Geese on the dam (Chris Hubbard), Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 1, Willow Tit 1
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Pink-footed Goose (C Hubbard) |
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13th | Great White Egret 1, Red Kite 1, Little Egret 1, Snipe 10, Meadow Pipit 6, Skylark 14 |
12th | GLAUCOUS GULL 1 juv mid morning - 1st record since 2004 and only the 6th ever record at the reservoir (Chris Hubbard), Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 1
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Glaucous Gull (Chris Hubbard) |
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11th | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 1, Willow Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Snipe 2, Shoveler c 20
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Great White Egret (C Hubbard) |
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| JUST COMPLETED THE SPECIES LIST FOR 2018 - GRAND TOTAL OF 137 SPECIES RECORDED.
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER, MARSH WARBLER, HEN HARRIER, MARSH HARRIER, BLACK TERN, SANDWICH TERN, ARCTIC TERN, GREAT WHITE EGRET, REDSTART, TREE PIPIT, WHINCHAT, STONECHAT, SHORT-EARED OWL, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER, COMMON SCOTER AND WHOOPER SWAN. THANKS TO ALL OBSERVERS.
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Montage of some of the 2018 Birds at Stanford Reservoir (Chris Hubbard) |
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10th | Little Egret 5, Willow Tit 1, Water Rail 1 |
9th | Great White Egret 1 (Ray Seagrove), Water Rail 1 (Ray Seagrove) |
8th | Great White Egret 1 (Peter Dillon-Hooper), Buzzard 5, Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 2, Willow Tit 1, Raven 2, Little Egret 1 |
6th | HEN HARRIER 1 this pm (Steve Nichols), Willow Tit 1, Chiffchaff 1, Treecreeper 3, Bullfinch 4, Lapwing c40, Green Sandpiper 1, Buzzard 4, Kestrel 1 |
3rd | Great White Egret 1, Willow Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 4, Kingfisher 1 |
2nd | Great White Egret 1, Willow Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Sparrowhawk 2, Kingfisher 2, Goosander 2 drakes, Little Egret 1 |
1st | HEN HARRIER 1 this PM (F Graves), Water Rail 1, Red-crested Pochard 2, Great White Egret 1 |
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