Thursday 31 May 2018

Bird News - Thursday 31st May 2018

South Arm 3 - 2 Great Northern Divers still this morning (off Teal Hide)


Monday 28 May 2018

Bird news - Monday 28th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 2 Garganey (pair) also 35 Ringed Plovers still

South Arm 3 - 2 Great Northern Divers (off Teal Hide)

Sunday 27 May 2018

Bird News - Sunday 27th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Black-winged Stilt back for another weekend again also, 1 Little Stint (first thing only), 1 Greenshank (heard only), 3 Grey Plovers (different to yesterdays birds), 4+ Sanderlings, 10+ Dunlin, 37 Ringed Plovers also 1 Little Tern still

South Arm 3 - 1 Great Northern Diver still, 1 Arctic Tern also 1 Grey Plover (summer plumage) flew over

Saturday 26 May 2018

Bird News - Saturday 26th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 2 Little Terns, 4 Black Terns, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint still, 4 Grey Plovers, 15 Sanderlings, 1 Turnstone also 1 Greenshank

Friday 25 May 2018

Bird News - Friday 25th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 3 Little Terns, 2 Black Terns, 1 Curlew Sandpiper still, 1 Turnstone, 10 Sanderling also 1 Little Stint

Lagoon 3 - 6 Arctic Terns

Lagoon 1 - 1 Greenshank

South Arm 3 - 1 Great Northern Diver still

Wednesday 23 May 2018

Tuesday 22 May 2018

Saturday 19 May 2018

Bird News - Saturday 19th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Black-winged Stilt still

Lagoon 3 - 1 Marsh Harrier this morning

South Arm 3 - 1 Great Northern Diver still

Friday 18 May 2018

Bird News - Friday 18th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Black-winged Stilt first seen at about 8:30 thought to have been the same bird from before also 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 1 Sanderling and 1 Dunlin

Sunday 13 May 2018

Bird News - Sunday 13th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Grey Plover still, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Turnstone and 6 Dunlin

South Arm 3 - 1 Great Northern Diver still also 6 Common Scoters (4 drakes)

Saturday 12 May 2018

Bird News - Saturday 12th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 2 Little Terns (early morning only) also 1 Grey Plover still and 6 Dunlin

Lagoon 3 - 1 Black-tailed Godwit (also on Wet Meadow and Lagoon 4)

Wet Meadow - 1 Wheatear

Friday 11 May 2018

Bird News - Friday 11th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Sanderlings and 6 Dunlin

Lagoon 3 - 1 Black Tern (also in South Arm 3)

Main Water - 1 Great Northern Diver still

Tuesday 8 May 2018

Bird News - Tuesday 8th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 3 Curlew Sandpipers

Lagoon 2 - 2 Black Terns (also on Lagoon 1)

Lagoon 1 - 1 Little Tern and 1 Arctic Tern

Dam - 2 Great Northern Divers between here and Whitwell

Monday 7 May 2018

Sunday 6 May 2018

Bird News - Sunday 6th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Black-winged Stilt still (briefly at 8:00) then on further sign

Wet Meadow - 4 Wood Sandpipers also 1 Garganey (drake) (on Lagoon 4 this evening)

Saturday 5 May 2018

Bird News - Saturday 5th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Black-winged Stilt (but no sign this evening) also 7 Wood Sandpipers, 5 Whimbrel and 1 Dunlin

Friday 4 May 2018

Bird News - Friday 4th May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Spoonbill briefly this afternoon then flew North

North Arm - 1 Arctic Tern

Whitwell - 2 Great Northern Divers still

Thursday 3 May 2018

Bird News - Thursday 3rd May 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Dunlin and 3 Arctic Terns

Lagoon 3 - 1 Marsh Harrier

Egelton Reserve - 1 Common Crane flew over mid afternoon and then flew over Lax Hill and then headed towards Manton Bay

Main Water - 2 Great Northern Divers still

South Arm 3 - 3+ Arctic Terns

Tuesday 1 May 2018

Bird News - Tuesday 1st May 2018

Egelton Reserve - 1 Merlin flew North-west at 16:40

South Arm 3 - 3 Arctic Terns

Whitwell - 1 Great Northern Diver still