Early a.m. in front of boathouse 4 adult and 3 juv. Common Tern, 2 Common Sandpiper(briefly), 2 Ringed Plover also flyover Oystercatcher and circling Sparrowhawk, at opposite end of res Lapwing with 2 well grown young. Cheers Ian
Simon Warford said
Tue Jul 6 12:10 PM, 2010
6/7/10 early am
Ringed Plover 2 Redshank 1 Common Tern 2 adult & 1 Juv 2 Blackcap still singing Whitethroat & Willow Warbler both seen carrying food Coal Tit with a couple of juveniles Bullfinch also confirmed breeding with a pair I have been keeping an eye on, now have at least a couple of fledged young
Ian Campbell said
Sun Jul 4 12:27 PM, 2010
Peregrine over this a.m. also 100's of Sand Martin and approx 50 Swift. 1 Ringed Plover near boathouse. Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Sat Jul 3 11:59 AM, 2010
Earlya.m. Little on the res. single Ringed Plover near boathouse. At Capsticks 2 juv.Lapwing. Good to see 3 just fledged Kestrels and an adult flying round Cheers Ian
Mike Passant said
Wed Jun 30 7:48 PM, 2010
A fine morning and a 5.25 am start, (walked all round until 9.10 am by which time it was oppressively hot). I logged 48 species, (all common), though the still present Common Tern at Marina end of Elton at 7.35 am, was best of these. For me the highlight was discovery of Warfy's famous Dip area, which I never found/visited when I lived less than a mile away 40 years ago; - a super little patch indeed.
Regards, Mike P
Ian Boote said
Tue Jun 29 5:00 PM, 2010
A wet morning walk Dip Family of coots GS Woodpecker Heron Sedgewarbler Willow Warblers Chiff Chaff
Canal Swans still doing well Moorhens doing well Reed warblers Withins Grebes doing well Common Tern
Res Oyster Catcher Sand Martins Swallow Few House Martins Skylarks Lapwings Pied wags some Juv Grey Wags
Ian Campbell said
Sun Jun 27 6:29 PM, 2010
Early a.m. 2 Common Tern on res. still 2 Lapwing chicks on Capsticks and Little Owl in same place as yesterday eating what looked like the same prey. Also on canal 2 pairs of Swans with 3 and 7 young Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Sat Jun 26 10:53 AM, 2010
Additional to Paul's post this a.m. just fledged Black Headed Gull with damaged left wing on the water near Capsticks end of res. wonder where that came from?. On Withins Great Crested Grebe with 3 well grown young. In field by Crow Trees on woodpile a Little Owl eating a large (for Little Owls) prey item. Over farm 3 Ravens "cronking away", lots of family parties of Gold and Green Finches also Willow Warblers every where and 5 singing Skylarks. Cheers Ian
Paul Wilson said
Sat Jun 26 10:15 AM, 2010
7.45-9.00
4 Common Sandpipers 2 very small Lapwing chicks at Capsticks not much else - too hot to stay out long!
Paul Wilson said
Mon Jun 21 8:57 AM, 2010
Ian Boote wrote:
The sighting was just that a male tufted duck and nearby one elderly Juvenile Male. IE Male but not with full white side flanks just comming through. I've no evidence to state they were breeding in the marsh.
Cheers Ian
There has been a pair of Tufted on the marsh for sometime but I haven't yet seen any chicks. Also yesterday there was a Lesser Whitethroat in the bushes between the Res and Capsticks. Saw male Kestrel sat preening on one of the upturned boats at the boathouse being mobbed by several Sand Martins. I eventually got fed up of the attention and flew off into the dip.
-- Edited by Paul Wilson on Monday 21st of June 2010 09:00:12 AM
Ian Boote said
Sun Jun 20 11:39 PM, 2010
The sighting was just that a male tufted duck and nearby one elderly Juvenile Male. IE Male but not with full white side flanks just comming through. I've no evidence to state they were breeding in the marsh.
Cheers Ian
Simon Johnson said
Sun Jun 20 6:51 AM, 2010
hi Ian,
does yuor comment regarding the male tufted and large male juv ducks marsh mean that tufted ducks have bred on the marsh at Elton? bit confused by your post!
thanks
Simon
Ian Boote said
Sat Jun 19 7:46 PM, 2010
Not much on a long mooch 4 GC Grebes Res 2 Mute Swans Fly over oyster catcher GC Grebes withins still with three young Families of LT Tits Goldfinches. Mistle thrushes x 2 Sedge Willow warblers Chiff Chaffs Ducklings Canal River Capsticks Male Tufted and large male Juv Ducks Marsh Heron some Juv scattered about Skylarks Swans and Cygnets on canal Coots Moorhen with young canal Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Sun Jun 13 9:11 AM, 2010
Early a.m. 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Great Crested Grebe and 60+ Swift on res. On Withins pair of Great Crested Grebe with 3 well grown young, 4 Canada still looking after 13 young. At Crow Trees Little Owl sat on top of barn. Cheers Ian
Simon Warford said
Tue Jun 8 8:53 PM, 2010
2 Ringed Plover this evening, approximately 400 Swifts and a few juvenile Sand Martins all lined up on the wall.
Ian Boote said
Sun Jun 6 7:20 PM, 2010
very little on res boats out GC Grebes and at least three young withins Tufted on canal marsh
Ian Campbell said
Sun Jun 6 8:35 AM, 2010
Unfortunately the Little Tern disappeared at 8.15a.m. as the rain started. Also present, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher a flyover Raven and 12 Tufted Duck. Cheers Ian
Simon Warford said
Sun Jun 6 8:01 AM, 2010
LITTLE TERN present 8am at least this morning. Info thanks to Ian Campbell.
Paul Wilson said
Sat Jun 5 11:30 AM, 2010
7.30 - 11.00
On the res: 3 Oystercatcher 2 Great Crested Grebe 2 Tufted (m & f) 1 Buzzard (high over) 1 Garden Warbler (at Capsticks) 7 House Martin c10 Sand Martin 4 Swift 50+ Swallow Lapwing with 2 chicks
At Withins 1 Great Crested Grebe (couldn't see any young). 2 Common Tern
On canal 1 Snipe (sleeping on fence post) 4 Mistle Thrush (family grounp) 2 Tufted (both males, chasing each other in marsh)
Other usual stuff- Swans with young, numerous Sedge Warblers, Reed Buntings.
-- Edited by Paul Wilson on Saturday 5th of June 2010 11:41:54 AM
-- Edited by Paul Wilson on Sunday 6th of June 2010 08:46:27 AM
Ian Campbell said
Thu Jun 3 12:41 PM, 2010
Early a.m.On the res. 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Tern, 2 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Tufted. At Withins Pair of Great Crested Grebe with 3 young, party of 4 adult Canada sharing responsibility for 13 young. Below Withins singing Lesser Whitethroat. At Crow Trees good view of Little Owl, just where you'd want to see it Peter. On canal at bridge near Crow Trees pair of Swans with 7 cygnets, where have they come from?, also Swans near Bennies with 3 and Blue Tit still using bullet hole Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Tue Jun 1 10:09 AM, 2010
Early a.m. 130 Swift, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher at res. On Capsticks 5 Lapwing chicks(2 broods), on Withins 2 Great Crested Grebe with at least 3 tiny chicks on parent's back, also 2 Common Tern. Along canal lots of Reed Bunting and Sedge Warbler, also 3 pairs of Tufted Duck; 1 near bridge at Crow Trees, 1 on marsh, and one past Bennies. Lots of Kestrel activity and the Swans still have 3 young. Cheers Ian
Dennis atherton said
Sun May 30 9:29 PM, 2010
poped by elton late afternoon, i did not know about the wood sandpiper
but of note there was more house martins there today than i have seen anywhere else this year, also lots of sand martins feeding too
richard tyson said
Sun May 30 3:43 PM, 2010
Wood Sandpiper 1.30 pm North Shore.
Paul Wilson said
Sun May 30 10:12 AM, 2010
Ian Campbell wrote:
Wood Sandpiper still present upto 9.30 on North shore being monitored by Paul Wilson. Cheers Ian
Wood Sandpiper still present at 10 when I left, in the weeds at the far side of the creek from the boathouse. Sometimes difficult to see because of the weeds around the edge. Also 1 Ringed Plover and 1 Oystercatcher present.
Ian Campbell said
Sun May 30 9:45 AM, 2010
Wood Sandpiper still present upto 9.30 on North shore being monitored by Paul Wilson. Cheers Ian
Ian McKerchar said
Sun May 30 8:10 AM, 2010
Wood Sandpiper present this morning apparently.
Info thanks to Simon Warford (sighting from Ian Campbell)
brian fielding said
Fri May 28 12:25 PM, 2010
0930 till 1130 still very quiet 1 ringed plover 1 oystercatcher loads of swifts
brian fielding said
Thu May 27 1:54 PM, 2010
0815 till 1300 2 ringed plover 2 common tern 1 oystercatcher 5 lesser black backs lots of swifts and hirundines
richard tyson said
Tue May 25 3:34 PM, 2010
1 Common tern 2 grasshopper warbler reed warbler Blackcap Quite a few Garden Warblers Lesser Whitethroat. Little Owl
brian fielding said
Tue May 25 7:20 AM, 2010
0600 till 0645 2 ringed plover 2 common tern
Simon Warford said
Sat May 22 2:05 PM, 2010
Also 2 Lesser Whitethroats along canal near Bennies, no further sign of the Sanderlings but not suprising given the amount of dog walkers, sunbathers and boats
Simon Warford said
Sat May 22 11:36 AM, 2010
After you left Ian, I was chatting with Paul & Sue on the wall and the plover flock was flying around, due to disturbance, once they settled in front of the sailing club, we soon picked up 2 summer plumage Sanderling with them.
No further sign or sound of the Cuckoo though.
Ian Campbell said
Sat May 22 11:27 AM, 2010
with Paul & Sue, 9 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Tern and 2 Common Sandpiper on the res. Lapwing with young on capsticks where at approx 8.15 we heard a Cuckoo calling from the canal direction, alas we could not relocate the bird. Wonder if it was the same bird Peter reported at Radcliffe EES at 7.30?. Cheers Ian
pm sedge warblers reed buntings canal swans down to three cygnets grass hopper warbler hedge below old hall farm and flock of gold finches gc grebes res dabchick dip
brian fielding said
Thu May 20 10:47 AM, 2010
0830 till 1015 2 common tern 1 grasshopper warbler 1 white wagtail
brian fielding said
Wed May 19 3:12 PM, 2010
1330 till 1445 still not much on 1 common tern 2 oystercatcher
Peter Johnson said
Tue May 18 6:38 PM, 2010
This evening
3 Ringed Plover Dunlin Common Tern carrying small fish towards Withins Lapwing with 3 young, 3 or 4 days old at southern end of the res.
brian fielding said
Mon May 17 7:23 AM, 2010
0610 till 0700 4 dunlin 1 common tern 1 drake tufted
Dennis atherton said
Sun May 16 4:27 PM, 2010
this afternoon..........
not much on the lake, great crested grebes, mallard, black headed gulls,
A great looking dunlin, singing willow warblers, reed buntings, sedge warbler, loads of swallows and swifts and a few sand martins
Ian Campbell said
Sun May 16 12:12 PM, 2010
7.15-8.30a.m. 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern at res. Along canal 1 Little Owl, 9 singing Sedge Warbler, 2 Oystercatcher and the Swans at Bennies have 4 surviving young. Cheers Ian
Ian Boote said
Fri May 14 12:57 PM, 2010
not much The cannal seems to have a lot less coots than last year Plenty of sedgewarblers willow wa king fisher furtheer on GS wood dabchick res plenty over 100 of swift swallow sand martin abnd a few house martin GC grebe lesser whitethroat
Peter Johnson said
Tue May 11 6:29 PM, 2010
This evening
Pair of Shoveler Female Goosander
Simon Johnson said
Mon May 10 10:25 PM, 2010
Gropper reeling and Water Rail squealing from the reed bed at coney green this eve
brian fielding said
Mon May 10 10:14 AM, 2010
0645 till 0945 2 common sandpiper 3 oystercatcher 1 goosander 3 tufted 1 dead oystercatcher found nr boat house
brian fielding said
Sat May 8 12:23 PM, 2010
0730 till 1115 1 dunlin 1 wheatear 1 common tern 1 oystercatcher
Paul Wilson said
Fri May 7 7:08 PM, 2010
7.00 p.m.
Pair of Mergansers still present plus a pair of Adderleys.
Also one dead BH Gull near the creek.
Ian Campbell said
Fri May 7 4:56 PM, 2010
4.00 p.m. Mergansers still present, site and county tick for me. Cheers Ian
Paul Heaton said
Fri May 7 3:58 PM, 2010
They were showing very well through warfy's new scope this afternoon,
Cheers Ian
Ringed Plover 2
Redshank 1
Common Tern 2 adult & 1 Juv
2 Blackcap still singing
Whitethroat & Willow Warbler both seen carrying food
Coal Tit with a couple of juveniles
Bullfinch also confirmed breeding with a pair I have been keeping an eye on, now have at least a couple of fledged young
Cheers Ian
Cheers Ian
I logged 48 species, (all common), though the still present Common Tern at Marina end of Elton at 7.35 am, was best of these.
For me the highlight was discovery of Warfy's famous Dip area, which I never found/visited when I lived less than a mile away 40 years ago; - a super little patch indeed.
Regards,
Mike P
Dip
Family of coots
GS Woodpecker
Heron
Sedgewarbler
Willow Warblers
Chiff Chaff
Canal
Swans still doing well
Moorhens doing well
Reed warblers
Withins
Grebes doing well
Common Tern
Res
Oyster Catcher
Sand Martins Swallow
Few House Martins
Skylarks
Lapwings
Pied wags some Juv
Grey Wags
Also on canal 2 pairs of Swans with 3 and 7 young
Cheers Ian
Cheers Ian
4 Common Sandpipers
2 very small Lapwing chicks at Capsticks
not much else - too hot to stay out long!
There has been a pair of Tufted on the marsh for sometime but I haven't yet seen any chicks.
Also yesterday there was a Lesser Whitethroat in the bushes between the Res and Capsticks. Saw male Kestrel sat preening on one of the upturned boats at the boathouse being mobbed by several Sand Martins. I eventually got fed up of the attention and flew off into the dip.
-- Edited by Paul Wilson on Monday 21st of June 2010 09:00:12 AM
Cheers
Ian
does yuor comment regarding the male tufted and large male juv ducks marsh mean that tufted ducks have bred on the marsh at Elton? bit confused by your post!
thanks
Simon
4 GC Grebes Res
2 Mute Swans
Fly over oyster catcher
GC Grebes withins still with three young
Families of LT Tits Goldfinches.
Mistle thrushes x 2
Sedge Willow warblers Chiff Chaffs
Ducklings Canal River Capsticks
Male Tufted and large male Juv Ducks Marsh
Heron some Juv scattered about
Skylarks
Swans and Cygnets on canal
Coots Moorhen with young canal
Cheers
Ian
Cheers Ian
GC Grebes and at least three young withins Tufted on canal marsh
Cheers Ian
On the res:
3 Oystercatcher
2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Tufted (m & f)
1 Buzzard (high over)
1 Garden Warbler (at Capsticks)
7 House Martin
c10 Sand Martin
4 Swift
50+ Swallow
Lapwing with 2 chicks
At Withins
1 Great Crested Grebe (couldn't see any young).
2 Common Tern
On canal
1 Snipe (sleeping on fence post)
4 Mistle Thrush (family grounp)
2 Tufted (both males, chasing each other in marsh)
Other usual stuff- Swans with young, numerous Sedge Warblers, Reed Buntings.
-- Edited by Paul Wilson on Saturday 5th of June 2010 11:41:54 AM
-- Edited by Paul Wilson on Sunday 6th of June 2010 08:46:27 AM
At Withins Pair of Great Crested Grebe with 3 young, party of 4 adult Canada sharing responsibility for 13 young.
Below Withins singing Lesser Whitethroat.
At Crow Trees good view of Little Owl, just where you'd want to see it Peter
On canal at bridge near Crow Trees pair of Swans with 7 cygnets, where have they come from?, also Swans near Bennies with 3 and Blue Tit still using bullet hole
Cheers Ian
130 Swift, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher at res. On Capsticks 5 Lapwing chicks(2 broods), on Withins 2 Great Crested Grebe with at least 3 tiny chicks on parent's back
Cheers Ian
but of note there was more house martins there today than i have seen anywhere else this year, also lots of sand martins feeding too
Wood Sandpiper still present at 10 when I left, in the weeds at the far side of the creek from the boathouse. Sometimes difficult to see because of the weeds around the edge. Also 1 Ringed Plover and 1 Oystercatcher present.
Cheers Ian
Info thanks to Simon Warford (sighting from Ian Campbell)
still very quiet
1 ringed plover
1 oystercatcher
loads of swifts
2 ringed plover
2 common tern
1 oystercatcher
5 lesser black backs
lots of swifts and hirundines
2 grasshopper warbler
reed warbler
Blackcap
Quite a few Garden Warblers
Lesser Whitethroat.
Little Owl
2 ringed plover
2 common tern
No further sign or sound of the Cuckoo though.
Cheers Ian
GHopper Warbler
Comon sandpiper
willow sedge warblers
sedge warblers reed buntings canal
swans down to three cygnets
grass hopper warbler hedge below old hall farm and flock of gold finches
gc grebes res
dabchick dip
2 common tern
1 grasshopper warbler
1 white wagtail
still not much on
1 common tern
2 oystercatcher
3 Ringed Plover
Dunlin
Common Tern carrying small fish towards Withins
Lapwing with 3 young, 3 or 4 days old at southern end of the res.
4 dunlin
1 common tern
1 drake tufted
not much on the lake, great crested grebes, mallard, black headed gulls,
A great looking dunlin, singing willow warblers, reed buntings, sedge warbler, loads of swallows and swifts and a few sand martins
Cheers Ian
The cannal seems to have a lot less coots than last year
Plenty of sedgewarblers willow wa
king fisher
furtheer on
GS wood
dabchick
res
plenty over 100 of swift swallow sand martin abnd a few house martin
GC grebe
lesser whitethroat
Pair of Shoveler
Female Goosander
2 common sandpiper
3 oystercatcher
1 goosander
3 tufted
1 dead oystercatcher found nr boat house
1 dunlin
1 wheatear
1 common tern
1 oystercatcher
Pair of Mergansers still present plus a pair of Adderleys.
Also one dead BH Gull near the creek.
Cheers Ian
Dunlin and ringed plover also present.
I am sure they will stay Simon
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