Friday 31 July 2015

Bird News - Friday 31st July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 4 Common Sandpipers still, 4 Dunlin also 1 Mediterranean Gull this evening

Lagoon 1 - 2 Red-crested Pochards still

North Arm - 1 Dunlin also 14 Little Ringed Plovers still

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Thursday 30 July 2015

Bird News - Thursday 30th July 2015

Lagoon 7 - 1 Redstart (male) in the hedge by the cycle track this morning

Lagoon 4 - 1 Common Sandpiper still

Manton Bay - 3 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Greenshank, 1 Black-tailed Godwit also 1 Whimbrel

Goldeneye Spit - 3 Dunlin

Heron Bay - 1 Great White Egret still also 1 Greenshank

Wet Meadow - 1 Green Sandpiper still

Wednesday 29 July 2015

Bird News - Wednesday 29th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 6 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpipers still also 1 Ruff

Lagoon 3 - 1 Bittern this afternoon from Bittern Hide

North Arm - 4 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers still, 1 Common Scoter (drake) also 15 Little Ringed Plovers

Tuesday 28 July 2015

Bird News - Tuesday 28th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 1 Sanderling still, 10 Dunlin still, 2 Common Sandpipers still also 1 Mediterranean Gull (usual metal ringed bird) and 1 Caspian Gull still

Lagoon 3 - 1 Green Sandpiper

Lagoon 1 - 1 Spotted Redshank still also 1 Great White Egret still (also in Heron Bay) this morning

North Arm - 5 Common Sandpipers still also 1 Greenshank still

South Arm 3 - 3 Green Sandpipers (from Fieldfare Hide)

Manton Bay - 1 Black-tailed Godwit still

Goldeneye Spit - 1 Black-tailed Godwit

Heron Bay - 1 Greenshank and 1 Green Sandpiper

Wet Meadow - 1 Ruff and 1 Green Sandpiper

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Monday 27 July 2015

Bird News - Monday 27th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 10 Dunlin2 Common Sandpipers still and 1 Sanderling

Lagoon 2 - 1 Spotted Redshank still this afternoon

Burley Fishponds - 1 Great White Egret still at midday

Sunday 26 July 2015

Bird News - Sunday 26th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 8 Dunlin and 2 Common Sandpipers still

North Arm - 4 Greenshanks, 5 Common Sandpipers, 1 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin and 1 Common Scoter still

Saturday 25 July 2015

Bird News - Saturday 25th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 3 Dunlin still also 2 Common Sandpipers

Lagoon 1 - 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier and 2 Whimbrel this afternoon

North Arm - 1 Knot still, 2 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 1 Wood Sandpiper still, 1 Green Sandpiper still, 2 Greenshanks, 4 Common Sandpipers still and 1 Common Scoter (female) still

Burley Fishponds - 1 Great White Egret this morning still (also in Heron Bay this afternoon)

Heron Bay - 1 Common Sandpiper

Manton Bay - 7 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Green Sandpipers still and 1 Greenshank

Goldeneye Spit - 1 Common Sandpiper still

South Arm 3 - 5 Green Sandpipers and 2 Greenshanks

Friday 24 July 2015

Bird News - Friday 24th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 3 Dunlin still and 2 Common Sandpipers still

Lagoon 3 - 1 Spotted Redshank still

North Arm - 5 Dunlin still, 1 Wood Sandpiper still, 1 Knot, 2 Greenshanks still, 1 Sanderling this afternoon only and 5 Common Sandpipers still

Burley Fishponds - 1 Common Scoter (female)

Wet Meadow - 1 Great White Egret still

Manton Bay - 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Dunlin and 2 Green Sandpipers still

Goldeneye Spit - 2 Greenshanks and 1 Common Sandpiper still

Thursday 23 July 2015

Bird News - Thursday 23rd July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 2 Dunlin still

Lagoon 1 - 12 Black-tailed Godwits this afternoon

North Arm - 2 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling still, 4 Common Sandpipers still, 1 Wood Sandpiper still and 2 Greenshanks still

Wet Meadow - 1 Great White Egret still, 2 Black-tailed Godwits and 2 Green Sandpipers

South Arm 3 - 3 Green Sandpipers still (from Fieldfare Hide)

Goldeneye Spit - 1 Greenshank and 1 Common Sandpiper

Wednesday 22 July 2015

Bird News - Wednesday 22nd July 2015

North Arm - 2 Greenshanks still also 3 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper and 6 Common Sandpipers

Tuesday 21 July 2015

Bird News - Tuesday 21st July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 7 Dunlin2 Common Sandpipers still also 2 Caspian Gulls

Lagoon 3 - 2 Black-tailed Godwits and 1 Spotted Redshank still

Lagoon 1 - 1 Whimbrel this morning

North Arm - 1 Whimbrel, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpipers still, 3 Turnstones and 3 Greenshanks

Heron Bay - 3 Greenshanks also in Manton Bay also 1 Great White Egret still

Manton Bay - 1 Mediterranean Gull (usual metal ringed bird) from Shallow Water Hide also 1 Green Sandpiper still

Wet Meadow - 1 Ruff and 2 Green Sandpipers

Goldeneye Spit - 3 Common Sandpipers

South Arm 3 - 1 Common Sandpiper also 1 Greenshank and 5 Green Sandpiper (from Fieldfare Hide)

Monday 20 July 2015

Bird News - Monday 20th July 2015

North Arm - No sign if the White-winged Black Tern, but 4 Common Scoters, 3 Common Sandpipers and 2 Dunlin still

Sunday 19 July 2015

Bird News - Sunday 19th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 1 Caspian Gull still

Lagoon 3 - 1 Spotted Redshank still

Lagoon 1 - 1 Turnstone this morning

North Arm - 1 White-winged Black Tern this morning since 12:53 till 18:30 at the latest (found by Andy Brett - Well Done Andy!!!) also 1 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin and 2 Common Sandpipers still

Heron Bay - 1 Great White Egret still



Saturday 18 July 2015

Bird News - Saturday 18th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 1 Dunlin still also 1 Ruff this evening

Lagoon 1 - 2 Dunlin this afternoon (also in the North Arm this morning)

North Arm - 2 Greenshanks this morning also 1 Caspian Gull still (also on Lagoon 4) and 5 Common Sandpipers

Heron Bay - 1 Great White Egret still

Friday 17 July 2015

Bird News - Friday 17th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 2 Dunlin also 1 Black-tailed Godwit

North Arm - 2 Black Terns

Manton Bay - 2 Ruff

South Arm 3 - 1 Black Tern (also in the North Arm and on Lagoon 4)

Heron Bay - 1 Great White Egret still

Thursday 16 July 2015

Bird News - Thursday 16th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 1 Greenshank (also on Lagoon 3) also 1 Mediterranean Gull this afternoon

Lagoon 3 - 1 Spotted Redshank still

North Arm - 1 Little Tern also 1 Whimbrel (also flew over Lagoon 2 earlier), 1 Greenshank and 2 Common Sandpipers still

Wet Meadow - 1 Great White Egret still

Wednesday 15 July 2015

Bird News - Wednesday 15th July 2015

North Arm - 1 Temminck's Stint still this evening at 19:30

Manton Bay - 2 Garganey still also 1 Black Tailed Godwit still, 2 Green Sandpipers and 1 Dunlin

South Arm 3 - 1 Black-tailed Godwit still also 1 Greenshank still and 1 Green Sandpiper still

South Arm 2 - 1 Little Gull this morning at 6:40

Heron Bay - 1 Great White Egret still

Tuesday 14 July 2015

Bird News - Tuesday 14th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 1 Caspian Gull from this morning on and off as well as a Mediterranean Gull (only briefly this afternoon) and 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers also 1 Whimbrel this evening only

Lagoon 2 - 2 Green Sandpipers still

North Arm - 1 Temminck's Stint still (also on Lagoon 4 this evening) and 1 Dunlin and 3 Common Sandpipers still

South Arm 3 - 1 Scaup (drake) and 5 Common Sandpipers also 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Greenshank and 4 Green Sandpipers from Fieldfare Hide

Manton Bay - 2 Garganey still

Heron Bay - 1 Great White Egret still (also on Wet Meadow and flew over Lagoon 4 towards Burley Fishponds this evening)

Monday 13 July 2015

Bird News - Monday 13th July 2015

Heron Bay - 1 Great White Egret still

Manton Bay - 1 Temminck's Stint from Shallow Water Hide from 14:03 then in the North Arm from 16:50

North Arm - 2 Dunlin also 15 Little Ringed Plovers still



Sunday 12 July 2015

Bird News - Sunday 12th July 2015

Lagoon 1 - 1 Scaup (female) still

Heron Bay - 1 Great White Egret still

South Arm 3 - 1 Black-tailed Godwit still and 3 Green Sandpipers still

Saturday 11 July 2015

Bird News - Saturday 11th July 2015

Lagoon 1 - 3 Scaup still

North Arm - 3 Common Sandpipers still also 1 Common Scoter (drake)

South Arm 3 - 1 Great White Egret still (from Fieldfare Hide)

Friday 10 July 2015

Bird News - Friday 10th July 2015

Lagoon 3 - 1 Common Sandpiper

Lagoon 2 - 3 Green Sandpipers

Lagoon 1 - 4 Scaup (1 Drake)

South Arm 3 - 1 Great White Egret still

Manton Bay - 1 Black-tailed Godwit

Thursday 9 July 2015

Bird News - Thursday 9th July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 37 Black-tailed Godwits this afternoon

Lagoon 3 - 1 Scaup (drake)

Lagoon 2 - 1 Green Sandpiper still

North Arm - 1 Green Sandpiper this morning only also 3 Common Sandpipers still

South Arm 3 - 3 Green Sandpipers still and 1 Black-tailed Godwit still (from Fieldfare Hide)

Wet Meadow - 1 Great White Egret still this morning on and off

Wednesday 8 July 2015

Tuesday 7 July 2015

Bird News - Tuesday 7th July 2015

Lagoon 5 - 1 Common Sandpiper

North Arm - 6 Common Sandpipers

Heron Bay - 1 Great White Egret still after being at Cossington Meadows on Sunday (also on the Wet Meadow) also 1 Common Sandpiper

Goldeneye Spit - 2 Common Sandpipers still

South Arm 3 - 4 Green Sandpipers

Sunday 5 July 2015

Bird News - Sunday 5th July 2015

North Arm - 4 Common Sandpipers also 1 Little Gull (1st summer) this morning only

Heron Bay - 7 Common Sandpipers

Saturday 4 July 2015

Bird News - Saturday 4th July 2015

Lagoon 3 - 3 Green Sandpipers still and 1 Black-tailed Godwit

Lagoon 1 - 1 Great White Egret (also in Heron Bay at 16:30) still this morning at 8:30, but not since

North Arm - 1 Greenshank and 1 Common Sandpiper still

Friday 3 July 2015

Bird News - Friday 3rd July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 15 Black-tailed Godwits (flew over Hambelton Peninsular earlier)

Lagoon 1 - 1 Great White Egret from 10:00 also 2 Green Sandpipers

North Arm - 2 Common Sandpipers

Wednesday 1 July 2015

Bird News - Wednesday 1st July 2015

Lagoon 4 - 1 Greenshank and 1 Ruff

Lagoon 3 - 1 Spotted Redshank still

Lagoon 2 - 2 Green Sandpipers still