Thursday 31 July 2014

Bird News - Thursday 31st July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 3 Dunlin still, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Green Sandpiper

Lagoon 1 - 1 Dunlin, 1 Ruff still, 1 Mediterranean Gull (juv) briefly, 1 Common Sandpipers, 1 Knot still and 4 Green Sandpipers

Wednesday 30 July 2014

Tuesday 29 July 2014

Bird News - Tuesday 29th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 3 Dunlin and 3 Med Gulls (juveniles) roosted

Lagoon 1 - 2 Ruff, 5 Green Sandpipers and 1 Greenshank

Manton Bay - Redstart (female) in bushes to the left of Shallow Water Hide also 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Wood Sandpiper

Monday 28 July 2014

Bird News - Monday 28th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 1 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 1 Med Gull (juvenile), 1 Black Tern and 2 Common Sandpipers

Lagoon 3 - 4 Green Sandpipers

Lagoon 2 - 6 Green Sandpipers and 1 Greenshank

Lagoon 1 - 10 Dunlin and 1 Greenshank

North Arm - 3 Greenshanks

Sunday 27 July 2014

Bird News - Sunday 27th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers and 5 Dunlin

Lagoon 3 - 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, Greenshank and 25 Black-tailed Godwits flew over and landed on Lag 4 and are different to the Lag 1 birds as they were still present on return

Lagoon 1 - 1 Dunlin and 35 Black-tailed Godwits (1 colour ringed - details on colour ring readings)

Wet Meadow - 1 Green Sandpiper

North Arm - 3 Common Sandpipers

Saturday 26 July 2014

Bird News - Saturday 26th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 2 Common Sandpipers still

Lagoon 3 - Bittern still, 5 Green Sandpipers still and 1 Common Sandpiper

Friday 25 July 2014

Bird News - Friday 25th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers and Knot still

Lagoon 3 - 6 Green Sandpipers

Lagoon 1 - 1 Green Sandpiper

Thursday 24 July 2014

Bird News - Thursday 24th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 1 Knot, 2 Common Sandpipers and Hobby over

Lagoon 3 - 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank and 4 Green Sandpipers

Lagoon 1 - 2 Dunlin

Wet Meadow - 2 Green Sandpipers

Wednesday 23 July 2014

Bird News - Wednesday 23rd July 2014

North Arm - 4 Greenshanks

Manton Bay - 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Common Sandpiper

Tuesday 22 July 2014

Bird News - Tuesday 22nd July 2014

Lagoon 4 - Med Gull early morning only

Lagoon 3 - 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Green Sandpipers still and 1 Greenshank

North Arm - 2 Greenshanks and 1 Common Sandpiper

Monday 21 July 2014

Sunday 20 July 2014

Bird News - Sunday 20th July 2014

Lag 4 - 2 Dunlin and 1 Common Sandpiper

Lag 3 - 10 Green Sandpipers, 1 Black-tailed Godwit still, 5 Greenshanks and 1 Bittern

Lag 1 - 2 Green Sandpipers

Wet Meadow - 3 Green Sandpipers still

Saturday 19 July 2014

Bird News - Saturday 19th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 6 Dunlin, 1 Black Tern still and 1 Common Sandpiper

Lagoon 3 - 6 Green Sandpipers still, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper still and 1 Dunlin

Lagoon 1 - 18 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Common Sandpiper

Wet Meadow - 2 Wood Sandpipers still

Tuesday 15 July 2014

Bird News - Tuesday 15th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 4 Dunlin

Wet Meadow - 5 Wood Sandpipers (Steve Lister) (3 flew off South East at 21:05) also 3 Green Sandpipers

Sunday 13 July 2014

Bird News - Sunday 13th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 1 Greenshank briefly mid afternoon

Lagoon 3 - 10 Green Sandpipers, 3 Black-tailed Godwits and 3 Greenshanks still

Wet Meadow - 2 Green Sandpipers

Friday 11 July 2014

Bird News - Friday 11th July 2014

Lag 3 - 3 Greenshanks, 2 Black-tailed Godwits and 11 Green Sandpipers

Lag 1 - 1 Common Sandpiper this evening

Wet Meadow - 3 Green Sandpipers still

North Arm - 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Dunlin and 1 Greenshank

Thursday 10 July 2014

Bird News - Thursday 10th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 1 Dunlin, 2 Greenshanks still and 1 Common Sandpiper 

Lagoon 3 - 11 Green Sandpipers still, Black-tailed Godwit still, Red-crested Pochard (drake), Marsh Harrier also Bittern (seen morning only seen in flight briefly from Shoveler Hide)

Tuesday 8 July 2014

Bird News - Tuesday 8th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 4 Spoonbills (Steve Lister) this afternoon and roosted also 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Dunlin and 1 Greenshank

Lagoon 3 - 4 Green Sandpipers still

Sunday 6 July 2014

Bird News - Sunday 6th July 2014

Lagoon 4 - 1 Dunlin

Lagoon 3 - 10 Green Sandpipers and 1 Common Sandpiper

Wet Meadow - 2 Green Sandpipers still

Friday 4 July 2014

Bird News - Friday 4th July 2014

Lagoon 3 - 7 Green Sandpipers still

Burley Fishponds - 1 Green Sandpiper

Dam - Scaup (drake) still

Thursday 3 July 2014

Bird News - Thursday 3rd July 2014

Lagoon 3 - 10 Green Sandpipers and Garganey (female)

Wet Meadow - 6 Green Sandpipers

Tuesday 1 July 2014

Bird News - Tuesday 1st July

Lagoon 4 - 1 Dunlin

Lagoon 3 - 1 Black-tailed Godwit still (also on Lagoon 1)

Lagoon 1 - Marsh Harrier (also on Lagoon 1/Wet Meadow)

Dam - Scaup (drake)