Wednesday 31 December 2014

Bird News - Wednesday 31st December 2014

Lagoon 3 - 3 Bitterns today also 4 Smew (redheads)

South Arm 3 - 2 Smew (drakes)

South Arm 1 - 2 Smew (1 Drake)

Dam - Great Northern Diver still this afternoon and another (possibly different bird) in the South Arm this morning

North Arm - 1 Black-necked Grebe still

Here it is. The video that sums up the year. Happy New Year to You All.


Tuesday 30 December 2014

Bird News - Tuesday 30th December 2014

Lagoon 3 - 1 Marsh Harrier still

North Arm - 1 Black-necked Grebe still also Red-necked Grebe still off Armley Wood

South Arm 3 - 5 Smew (1 drake)

Dam - 1 Great Northern Diver still

Monday 29 December 2014

Bird News - Monday 29th December 2014

Lagoon 3 - 1 Black-tailed Godwit still, 2 Smew (redheads) still and Bittern showed well today

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still and 1 Black-necked Grebe still

Sunday 28 December 2014

Bird News - Sunday 28th December 2014

Lagoon 3 - 4 Smew (redheads)

North Arm - 1 Black-necked Grebe still, 2 Great White Egrets still, 1 Scaup (female), 2 Whooper Swans3 Dunlin and Red-breasted Merganser still

Dam - 1 Great Northern Diver still

Hambelton Peninsular - White-fronted Goose juvenile (Greenland) relocated today on the North side

Saturday 27 December 2014

Friday 26 December 2014

Bird News - Friday 26th December 2014

Lagoon 3 - 3 Green Sandpipers and 1 Smew (redhead) still

Lagoon 2 - 2 Black-tailed Godwits still (including usual colour ringed one)

North Arm - Red-breasted Merganser (found) initially near Barnsdale, but then flew over to the end of Tims road and was very close (if it was any closer it would be on the bank) also 1 Black-necked Grebe still, 1 Common Scoter (female) and 2 Great White Egrets still

Whitwell Point - 1 Great Northern Diver still

Hambelton Peninsular - 2 White-fronted Geese adults (European) still and 1 Pink-footed Goose

South Arm 3 - 1 Common Scoter (female) still and 1 Scaup (female) still

Goldeneye Spit - 2 Mediterrranean Gulls roosted (1 different bird from previous weeks) also 6 Dunlin

Thursday 25 December 2014

Bird News - Thursday 25th December 2014

North Arm - 1 Great White Egret still, Black-necked Grebe still, 1 Common Scoter (female), 1 Pink-footed Goose also Red-necked Grebe still from Armley Wood

Burley Fishponds - 1 Smew (drake) again (after not being seen for some time)

Whitwell Point - 1 Great Northern Diver still

A video of a round-up of the year will be on the blog on New Years Day

Wednesday 24 December 2014

Bird News - Wednesday 24th December 2014

Lagoon 3 - 1 Smew (redhead) still, 1 Dunlin and 1 Green Sandpiper

Please check out my latest colour ring readings with recoveries: Colour Ring Readings

Tuesday 23 December 2014

Bird News - Tuesday 23rd December 2014

NNorth Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still (also 1 in Manton Bay and on Lagoon 1), 1 Common Scoter (female) still, 1 Pink-footed Goose still also Red-necked Grebe still from Hambelton Peninsular

South Arm 3 - 1 Common Scoter (female), 1 Smew (redhead) still and 1 Scaup (female)

Hambelton Peninsular - 2 White-fronted Geese adults (European) still

Goldeneye Spit - 3 Mediterranean Gulls roosted (2 adults and 1 1st winter) also 10 Dunlin

Whitwell Point - 2 Great Northern Divers still (adults)

Monday 22 December 2014

Bird News - Monday 22nd December 2014

North Arm - Great Northern Diver still also 1 Common Scoter (female) still and 1 Pink-footed Goose still

Sunday 21 December 2014

Bird News - Sunday 21st December 2014

North Arm - 1 Common Scoter still, 12 Dunlin1 Black-necked Grebe still and 1 Pink-footed Goose

Saturday 20 December 2014

Bird News - Saturday 20th December 2014

Lagoon 4 - 1 Caspian Gull roosted

Lagoon 3 - 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier still (green wing tagged bird) and 1 Smew (redhead) still

Lagoon 2 - 1 Green Sandpiper

Lagoon 1 - 1 Dunlin

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still (then one was on Lagoon 2), 1 Common Scoter still and 11+ Dunlin

Dam - 1 Great Northern Diver still

Friday 19 December 2014

Bird News - Friday 19th December 2014

Lagoon 3 - 1 Marsh Harrier (green wing tagged bird from September) also 2 Green Sandpipers

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still (then one was on Lagoon 3), 1 Black-necked Grebe still and 1 Common Scoter (female)

Dam - 2 Great Northern Divers (1 adult)

Sailing Club Bay - 2 White-fronted Geese adults (European) (also in Dickinsons Bay)

Goldeneye Spit - 1 Mediterranean Gull roosted (unringed - different to usual bird)

Thursday 18 December 2014

Bird News - Thursday 18th December 2014

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still, 1 Common Scoter still and 1 Black-necked Grebe still

Wednesday 17 December 2014

Bird News - Wednesday 17th December 2014

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still, 1 Black-necked Grebe still, 1 Smew (drake) and 1 Common Scoter (female) still

Tuesday 16 December 2014

Bird News - Tuesday 16th December 2014

Lagoon 3 - 2 Dunlin, 1 Smew (redhead) still and 1 Marsh Harrier

North Arm - 1 Great White Egret still, 1 Common Scoter still, 1 Black-necked Grebe still and 1 Red-necked Grebe still

Dam - Great Northern Diver still

South Arm 2 - 1 Common Scoter

Monday 15 December 2014

Sunday 14 December 2014

Bird News - Sunday 14th December 2014

Goldeneye Spit - 1 Mediterranean Gull roosted

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still, 4 Common Scoters (females) still, 1 Black-necked Grebe still and 2 Scaup (females) also Red-necked Grebe still from Armly Wood

Burley Fishponds - Smew (drake) still

Dam - Great Northern Diver still (between Dam and Whitwell)

Hambelton Peninsular - 2 White-fronted Geese adults (European) still in field to the North side of the Peninsular, but no sign of the juvenile Greenland White-fronted Goose though




Saturday 13 December 2014

Bird News - Saturday 13th December 2014

Hambelton Peninsular - 2 White-fronted Geese adults (European) still and 2 Pink-footed Geese still in the last field on the right of the road at the end also White-fronted Goose juvenile (Greenland) still on the North side

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still, 3 Common Scoters still and 1 Black-necked Grebe still also Red-necked Grebe still (near Armly Wood)

Lagoon 3 - 2 Green Sandpipers still and Smew (redhead) still

Lagoon 2 - 1 Black-tailed Godwit still

Lagoon 1 - 2 Stonechats still

Dam - Great Northern Diver still

Friday 12 December 2014

Bird News - Friday 12th December 2014

Lagoon 2 - 2 Black-tailed Godwits still

North Arm - 1 Black-necked Grebe still, 2 Great White Egrets still and 3 Common Scoters still also Red-necked Grebe still also this bird is an adult and is different to the previous one

Goldeneye Spit - Caspian Gull 1st winter roosted also Mediterranean Gull 1st winter also roosted

Bird News - Thursday 11th December 2014

Burley Fishponds - 2 Great White Egrets and Smew (drake) still

Wednesday 10 December 2014

Bird News - Wednesday 10th December 2014

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still then flew to the fishponds to roost also 1 Black-necked Grebe still and 3 Common Scoters still

Burley Fishponds - Smew (drake) still

Rutland Water Volunteers Thanks Video:

Tuesday 9 December 2014

Bird News - Tuesday 9th December 2014

Lagoon 3 - Bittern still this evening

North Arm - 1 Black-necked Grebe still, 4 Common Scoters (females) still also 1 Red-necked Grebe (Armley)

Burley Fishponds - Smew (drake) still

Hambelton Peninsular - 2 White-fronted Geese adults (European) still

Dam - 1 Common Scoter (female) still

Manton Bay - 1 White-fronted Goose juvenile (Greenland) still also 2 Pink-footed Geese

Monday 8 December 2014

Bird News - Monday 8th December 2014

Lagoon 2 - 2 Black-tailed Godwits still

North Arm - 4 Common Scoters still and 1 Black-necked Grebe

Burley Fishponds - Smew (drake) still

South Arm 1 - Long-tailed Duck still

Manton Bay - 2 White-fronted Geese adults (European) still

Sunday 7 December 2014

Bird News - Sunday 7th December 2014

Lagoon 1 - 1 Green Sandpiper (behind Browns Island)

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still (Dickinsons Bay) also 5 Common Scoters still, 2 Scaup (1 female and 1 drake) but no sign of the Black-necked Grebes

Burley Fishponds - 1 Smew (drake) still

South Arm 3 - Long-tailed Duck still, 2 Red-crested Pochards (females) and Smew (redhead) still

Heron Bay - 1 White-fronted Goose juvenile (Greenland)

Sailing Club Bay - Great Northern Diver (juvenile) in the bay to the east of Sailing Club

Whitwell Creek - Great Northern Diver (juvenile) in the Creek showing very well (but then drifted to the main water and the was presumably the same bird viewable from the Sailing Club)

Lax Hill - 2 White-fronted Geese adults still (European) also flew over Lagoon 4 at 11:00 and headed back to Lax Hill

Saturday 6 December 2014

Bird News - Saturday 6th December 2014

Lagoon 2 - 1 Green Sandpiper flew from Crake Hide area

Lagoon 1 - 3 Stonechats

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still, 3 Common Scoters still and 6 Dunlin

Burley Fishponds - Smew (drake) still

South Arm 3 - Smew (redhead) again from the Old Hall and 2 Whooper Swans

Dam - No sign of Red-throated Diver

Friday 5 December 2014

Bird News - Friday 5th December 2014

Lagoon 3 - Bittern still this evening

Lagoon 2 - 2 Black-tailed Godwits still (colour ringed bird still)

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still, 3 Common Scoters (females) still and 2 Black-necked Grebes still

Burley Fishponds - Smew (drake) still

South Arm 3 - Long-tailed Duck (female) still

Dam - Whooper Swan also a Red-throated Diver in the afternoon only

Lax Hill - 2 White-fronted Geese adults flew over (European)

Heron Bay - White-fronted Goose juvenile still (Greenland)

Thursday 4 December 2014

Bird News - Thursday 4th December 2014

Lagoon 3 - Smew still (redhead)

Lagoon 2 - 2 Black-tailed Godwits (one usual colour ringed bird)

North Arm - 2 Black-necked Grebes still and 3 Common Scoters still also 2 Great White Egrets still (in Dickinsons Bay)

Burley Fishponds - Smew still (drake)

South Arm 3 - 6 Dunlin flew over and headed to the North Arm

Wednesday 3 December 2014

Tuesday 2 December 2014

Bird News - Tuesday 2nd December 2014

Lagoon 4 - Hen Harrier (male) (Terry Sherwood) flew over South late afternoon

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still, 2 Black-necked Grebes still, 1 Green Sandpiper and 3 Common Scoters

Burley Fishponds - Smew (drake)

South Arm 3 - Scaup (redhead), 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Pink-footed Geese

Field Behind Lagoon 5 - 3 White-fronted Geese still (2 European adults and 1 Greenland juvenile) then flew to Manton Bay, but the 2 European White-fronted Geese were then seen from Heron Bay

Monday 1 December 2014

Bird News - Monday 1st December 2014

Lagoon 3 - Red-necked Grebe still

Lagoon 1 - 2 Black-tailed Godwits still

Field Behind Lagoon 5 - 2 White-fronted Geese adults still (European)

North Arm - 2 Great White Egrets still, 3 Common Scoters still, 2 Black-necked Grebes still, 6 Red-crested Pochards and 9 Dunlin still

Sailing Club Bay - White-fronted Goose juvenile still (Greenland)

South Arm 3 - Scaup (female)