Sunday 31 May 2015

Bird News - Sunday 31st May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 2 Sanderling still and 2 Dunlin this morning then flew off North-east also 2 Temminck's Stints still

Friday 29 May 2015

Bird News - Friday 29th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 10+ Sanderling throughout the day, 2 Temminck's Stints still, 4 Dunlin also 3 Arctic Terns

Egelton Village - 1 Turtle Dove flew North between the village and the A6003 road

Thursday 28 May 2015

Bird News - Thursday 28th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 2 Temminck's Stints still also 1 Ruff still and 2 Sanderlings this evening

Wednesday 27 May 2015

Bird News - Wednesday 27th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 2 Temminck's Stints (found) this evening when they dropped in also 1 Ruff and 5 Dunlin





Tuesday 26 May 2015

Tuesday 19 May 2015

Bird News - Tuesday 19th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 20 Dunlin, 2 Turnstones and 4 Arctic Terns

Lagoon 1 - 9 Black-tailed Godwits and 3 Dunlin

Monday 18 May 2015

Bird News - Monday 18th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 1 Temminck's Stint still also 1 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin still and 3 Arctic Terns

Sunday 17 May 2015

Bird News - Sunday 17th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 1 Temminck's Stint (found) this evening also 2 Sanderlings and 10 Dunlin

Friday 15 May 2015

Bird News - Friday 15th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 7+ Dunlin still also 1 Black-tailed Godwit late afternoon then flew off

Lagoon 1 - 1 Ruff

North Arm - 1 Scaup (drake)

Thursday 14 May 2015

Bird News - Thursday 14th May 2015

Lagoon 1 - 1 White-fronted Goose (Greenland) still in the field behind the lagoon off the cycle track

Wednesday 13 May 2015

Bird News - Wednesday 13th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 4 Sanderlings, 1 Turnstone, 17 Dunlin and 1 White-fronted Goose (Greenland) still

Sunday 10 May 2015

Bird News - Sunday 10th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 4 Turnstones this afternoon and 8+ Dunlin still

Lagoon 3 - 1 Turnstone and 1 Dunlin this afternoon also 1 Marsh Harrier still

Lagoon 1 - 1 Black-tailed Godwit (winter plumage)

North Arm - 3 Dunlin also 1 Whimbrel flew over and may have landed on Lagoon 4

Saturday 9 May 2015

Bird News - Saturday 9th May 2015

Lagoon 5 - 1 Dunlin also 1 White-fronted Goose (Greenland) still

Lagoon 4 - Temminck's Stint still this afternoon on wards also 1 Sanderling and 20+ Dunlin

Lagoon 3 - 2 Black Terns

Lagoon 1 - 1 Dunlin

Wet Meadow - 1 Marsh Harrier (female) this afternoon

Friday 8 May 2015

Wednesday 6 May 2015

Bird News - Wednesday 6th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Sanderlings, 1 Turnstone, 31+ Dunlin and 1 Common Sandpiper

North Arm - 3 Arctic Terns this evening

Also I've just got the ringing recovery back from the colour ringed Black-tailed Godwit on Lagoon 4 last Monday: It's older than me like the last one I read and the information for it can be viewed HERE

Tuesday 5 May 2015

Bird News - Tuesday 5th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 3 Whimbrel throughout the day (2 this morning also 1 flew from over over Egelton Lane this evening) also 50+ Dunlin still, 1 Turnstone still, 2 Grey Plovers (1 in winter plumage and 1 in summer plumage) and 1 Sanderling still

Monday 4 May 2015

Bird News - Monday 4th May 2015

Lagoon 4 - 70+ Dunlin, 4 Turnstones, 1 Grey Plover and 2 Wood Sandpipers also 1 Sanderling this evening only

Lagoon 1 - 1 White-fronted Goose (Greenland) still also 1 Black-tailed Godwit still

Sunday 3 May 2015

Bird News - Sunday 3rd May 2015

Lagoon 7 - 1 Common Sandpiper and 2 Dunlin

Lagoon 5 - 1 Green Sandpiper

Lagoon 4 - 2 Sanderlings this morning only also 12+ Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper and 4 Arctic Terns

Lagoon 1 - 1 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 White-fronted Goose (Greenland) still

Lax Hill - 2 Wheatears