Thursday 27 August 2015

Bird News - Thursday 27th August 2015

Lagoon 5 - 1 Common Sandpiper

Lagoon 4 - 37 Ringed Plovers, 11 Dunlin, 2 Little Stints still, 1 Common Sandpiper also 4 Black-tailed Godwits

Lagoon 3 - 7 Green Sandpipers and 1 Wood Sandpiper still

Lagoon 2 - 3 Green Sandpipers and 1 Greenshank still

Lagoon 1 - 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank also 5 Black-tailed Godwits and 1 Spotted Redshank (briefly this afternoon)

North Arm - 12 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plovers also 5 Common Sandpipers

Manton Bay - 18 Ruff, 7 Common Sandpipers, 2 Wood Sandpipers, 5 Green Sandpipers also 1 Greenshank

Heron Bay - 3 Common Sandpipers and 1 Green Sandpiper

Goldeneye Spit - 3 Ruff also 1 Little Gull (this morning only)

South Arm 3 - 1 Green Sandpiper (Fieldfare Hide) also 16 Ruff and 6 Common Sandpipers (from Greenbank)

South Arm - 5+ Black Terns still



Total number of waders (notable - so not including Curlew, Redshank, Snipe or Lapwing) = 174 individuals, but I only saw 169 and I didn't even do the shoreline or the peninsular or main water, which would have added at least another 20 or so Common Sandpipers

Quick Summary:

Dunlin - 16 individuals

Ringed Plovers - 42 individuals

Green Sandpipers - 17 individuals

Common Sandpipers - 24 individuals

Ruff - 49 individuals

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