Tuesday 31 July 2018

Bird News - Tuesday 31st July 2018

Manton Bay - 1 Glossy Ibis still, 1 Great White Egret still also 2 Wood Sandpipers

Burley Fishponds - 1 Purple Heron again briefly this afternoon

Monday 30 July 2018

Bird News - Monday 30th July 2018

Manton Bay - 1 Glossy Ibis still also 2 Wood Sandpipers, 4 Green Sandpipers and 5 Common Sandpipers this evening

Burley Fishponds - 1 Purple Heron still this afternoon (but illusive)

Sunday 29 July 2018

Bird News - Sunday 29th July 2018

Lagoon 3 - 1 Ruff

Lagoon 1 - 2 Great White Egrets still, 4 Garganey and 1 Marsh Harrier

North Arm - 1 Great Northern Diver still

Burley Fishponds - 1 Purple Heron (juvenile) early morning only

Manton Bay - 1 Glossy Ibis still also 1 Wood Sandpiper

Saturday 28 July 2018

Bird News - Saturday 28th July 2018

Lagoon 4 - 2 Common Sandpipers

Lagoon 3 - 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Ruff and 1 Black-tailed Godwit

Lagoon 1 - 1 Marsh Harrier still

Heron Bay - 2 Great White Egrets still also unconfirmed report of Glossy Ibis on the opposite bank

South Arm 2 - 2 Common Sandpipers (from Teal Hide)

Burley Fishponds - 1 Purple Heron still this morning

Friday 27 July 2018

Bird News - Friday 27th July 2018

Lagoon 3 - 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 7 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 1 Great White Egret and 1 Black Tern

North Arm - 1 Great Northern Diver still (near the water tower)

Burley Fishponds - 1 Purple Heron this morning

Thursday 26 July 2018

Bird News - Thursday 26th July 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Green Sandpiper

Lagoon 3 - 1 Purple Heron (juvenile) again briefly this morning also 6 Green Sandpipers

Lagoon 2 - 1 Great White Egret still

Monday 23 July 2018

Bird News - Monday 23rd July 2018

Lagoon 3 - 1 Glossy Ibis still also 2 Black-tailed Godwits

Lagoon 1 - 1 Marsh Harrier (juvenile) this evening

Sunday 22 July 2018

Bird News - Sunday 22nd July 2018

Lagoon 6 - 1 Great White Egret still

Lagoon 4 - 5 Dunlin

Lagoon 3 - 1 Glossy Ibis still also 1 Common Sandpiper

Burley Fishponds - 1 Purple Heron (juvenile) first seen on Lagoon 3 hthis mroning then seen flying towards Lagoon 4, but then seen in the Fishponds at 14:23 where it spent the rest of the day spending the majority of the time on the north shore

North Arm - 1 Common Sandpiper

Saturday 21 July 2018

Bird News - Saturday 21st July 2018

Lagoon 3 - 1 Glossy Ibis still, 1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Ruff

Lagoon 1 - 1 Great White Egret still

North Arm - 1 Common Sandpiper

Thursday 19 July 2018

Bird News - Thursday 19th July 2018

Lagoon 4 - 6 Dunlin and 1 Common Sandpiper this evening

Lagoon 3 - 1 Glossy Ibis still, 1 Garganey still, 1 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Greenshank and 3 Black-tailed Godwits

Wednesday 18 July 2018

Tuesday 17 July 2018

Bird News - Tuesday 17th July 2018

Lagoon 3 - 1 Glossy Ibis still, 1 Garganey still, 1 Ruff and 24 Black-tailed Godwits

Lagoon 1 - 1 Great White Egret again, 1 Knot also 62+ Black-tailed Godwits (possibly same as birds on Lagoon 3 earlier)

Monday 16 July 2018

Bird News - Monday 16th July 2018

Lagoon 3 - 1 Glossy Ibis (first seen at 11:00) been a bit flighty and sometimes illusive. Also 1 Graganey, 1 Ruff, 1 Green Sandpiper and 5 Black-tailed Godwits

Sunday 15 July 2018

Bird News - Sunday 15th July 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Common Sandpiper

Lagoon 3 - 1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Black-tailed Godwit

Saturday 14 July 2018

Bird News - Saturday 14th July 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Mediterranean Gull (juvenile)

Lagoon 1 - 54 Black-tailed Godwits also 1 Great White Egret still (also in North Arm)

Thursday 12 July 2018

Bird News - Thursday 12th July 2018

Lagoon 3 - 1 Black-tailed Godwit and 4 Green Sandpipers

North Arm - 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Common Scoter (drake) and 2 Green Sandpipers

Monday 9 July 2018

Bird News - Monday 9th July 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Dunlin

Lagoon 3 - 1 Red-crested Pochard and 5 Green Sandpipers

Lagoon 1 - 6 Black-tailed Godwits

Saturday 7 July 2018

Bird News - Saturday 7th July 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Marsh Harrier

Lagoon 3 - 3 Green Sandpipers

Lagoon 1 - 1 Dunlin

Wet Meadow - 2 Black-tailed Godwits

Thursday 5 July 2018

Bird News - Thursday 5th July 2018

Lagoon 4 - 27 Black-tailed Godwits and 1 Common Sandpiper

Lagoon 1 - 58 Black-tailed Godwits this afternoon, but no sign this evening

Wet Meadow - 4 Black-tailed Godwits

Tuesday 3 July 2018

Bird News - Tuesday 3rd July 2018

Lagoon 4 - 1 Little Tern and 1 Ruff

Egelton Reserve - 4 Black-tailed Godwits and 1 Greenshank

Monday 2 July 2018

Bird News - Monday 2nd July 2018

Lagoon 3 - 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Ruff and 1 Red-crested Pochard (female)

Lagoon 1 - 1 Turtle Dove again as it flew into the trees between the visitor centre and Mallard Hide

Sunday 1 July 2018