Drake Garganey still present on the ('new') Kidney Pond this morning.

Info thanks to Barry Hulme and Jon Taverner

Garganey male still present on pool with island to the back of edmonson hide-not sure thats called the kidney pond-as that used to be where teal hide is now,but maybe thats what that pool is called now,but the pool connected to rammies with the big island and the garganey is at the sw corner
also
white wagtail-4
redshank-8
common sand-1
black .t.godwit-1
oystercatcher-10
little ringed plover-8
common snipe-1
willow warbler and chiff chaff -plenty
and the normal stuff

this afternoon:
Black tailed godwit
Common Sandpiper
Grey Wagtail
Redshank
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Blackcap x3
buzzard
kestrel
sparrowhawk

And a what a nice day

Drake Garganey still present this morning, on the Kidney Pond (on the opposite side of the path from the Tom Edmondson hide).

Info thanks to Barry Hulme

1st summer Mediterranean Gull early evening
Green Sandpiper in Teal Scrape
Common Sandpiper and min 2 White Wagtails Horrocks Hide

Thursday 08 April 2010

Garganey currently (20:00) with several Teal near the spit, 'scoped from sailing club.

Aye me too, in the factory making false teeth

JOHN TYMON wrote:

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

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Drake Garganey in front of Ramsdales Hide at 10:40 today

info thanks to Barry Hulme

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Oh to be out of this factoryand ont flash birdin

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

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Drake Garganey in front of Ramsdales Hide at 10:40 today

info thanks to Barry Hulme

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Oh to be out of this factoryand ont flash birdin

Drake Garganey in front of Ramsdales Hide at 10:40 today

info thanks to Barry Hulme

Present this am:

1 male Wheatear (Ramsdales Ruck)
1 Green Sand
1 Common Sand
8 Redshank
4 White Wagtail

Info thanks to Barry Hulme

This afternoon:

8 Willow Warblers around the western en of the flash alone.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 7th of April 2010 03:57:58 PM

2 Ad Med Gulls on spit at 1545
Common Sandpiper
8 Redshank
LRP

No sign of Little Gull

Saw a couple of white wagtails on the golf course yesterday afternoon. My little lad said look daddy baby magpies!! (he is 2 1/2)

Also present this morning:

Single Green Sand
Single Common Sand
Single Dunlin

Info thanks to Barry Hulme

Little Gull early this morning plus 2 White Wagtails still.

Info thanks to Barry Hulme, sightings by John Lyon

Monday 05 April 2010

2 White Wagtail on the spit this evening.

am/pm
med gull-1 pair showing well on point
dunlin-3 through west
redshank-4
oystercatcher-12
blackcap-1
willow warbler-1
chiff chaff-8+
golden eye-20+
little grebe-2
swallow-30+
sand martin-100+
house martin-3
grey wagtail-1
little ringed plover-6

early am
black tailed godwit-1
house martin-1
swallow-10
sand martin-100
green sand-1

plus all the stuff thats been around recently.

-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 4th of April 2010 03:48:15 PM

A pair of Pintail from Teal hide very early this morning atleast.

Rob Smallwood wrote:

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Rob Smallwood wrote:

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LRP's should be present all year, Green Sands are passing through - and should be in fresh spring plumage I'd guess.

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Apologies - LRP's should be present all summer, GS's on passage, but possible all year, thanks to SA for the nudge!

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green sand were also at penny almost all summer last year,and a few times in winter.

Rob Smallwood wrote:

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LRP's should be present all year, Green Sands are passing through - and should be in fresh spring plumage I'd guess.

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Apologies - LRP's should be present all summer, GS's on passage, but possible all year, thanks to SA for the nudge!

am/pm
0ystercatcher-12
green sandpiper-1
willow warbler-2
plus all the usual stuff

And you Dave

also 2 or 3 Blackcaps singing near the Teal Hide/Golf Course

On the spit this morning
2 LRP
2 Redshank
9 Oystercatchers
and the usual

3 Buzzards on the far side of the flash
A quick flash of blue as a Kingfisher flew past the hide as I was leaving.

Nice to meet with Dave Broome and Tony Coatsworth

Sat 3rd April am

Blackcap -2m - behind Tom Edmonson hide
Chiffchaff showing well behind Teal hide
Single Green Sandpiper and three Little Ringed Plover - Teal Hide
Two Oystercatchers on Golf Course making the most of the puddles
and a GS Woodpecker drumming in the corner of reserve near canal and golf course

LRP's should be present all year, Green Sands are passing through - and should be in fresh spring plumage I'd guess.

Are the Green Sands in summer plumage? Does any one know how long they or the LRP will be present for?

Not too much to add to Johns list, sparrowhawk flying by on the south side, lots of chiff chaffs singing, or is it chiffchaff nice to meet Ian and Rob today and also the master

-- Edited by Dennis atherton on Friday 2nd of April 2010 05:33:36 PM

-- Edited by Dennis atherton on Friday 2nd of April 2010 06:48:20 PM

am/pm
green sandpiper-3 definite ,possibly 4
house martin-1 (very early)
sand martin-c 500 through
swallow-25
redshank-4
oystercatcher-12
and a full hide of forum membersnice to see mr Woosey,young Thorpe,old Hargrieves ,Dennis Atherton,and the master himself Dave Wilson

-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 2nd of April 2010 02:18:06 PM

Yesterday - Mid Afternoon

Sparrowhawk (Juv) Flew over Horrocks hide sending all the birds on the spit up.
3 Redshank
2 Green Sandpipers
1 LRP
50+ Tufted Ducks
All the usual stuff at the Bunting Hide feeders except for the odd site of Moorehens climbing trees!

Cheers, Sean.

16 Oystercatchers and 2 Little Ringed Plover this morning

pm-mooch wi Dave Wilson
Great crested Grebe-36
goldeneye-24
redshank-6
oystercatcher-16
little ringed plover-2
green sandpiper-2
cormorant-16
chiff chaff-4
teal
shoveler
pochard
shellduck-1
long tailed tit-6
willow tit-2
meadow pipit-1
grey wagtail-1f
pied wagtail-2
plus the usual

Basically the same as Mr Woosey except I could not find the dark Wigeon and I saw a very large Mink swimming in front of the Ramsdale Hide while being mobbed by BH Gulls. It visited 2 of the small islands scaring all the birds into the water then swam to the main bank. Not a good sign for breeding water birds at Penny this year.

Nice to see you Ian

-- Edited by Dave Thacker on Sunday 28th of March 2010 01:24:13 PM

28/3/10 (am)

3 Little Ringed Plover (Teal Hide)
2 Green Sandpiper (Teal Hide)
14 Oystercatcher
2 Snipe
1 Wigeon (drk)
1 Kestrel
6+ Chiffchaff

A Willow Warbler was singing on the main path near the Edmondson hide, at the junction with the path to Ramsdale's hide, and visible from time to time. Also another one at a private site in the area.

pm
oystercatcher-23
green sandpiper-2 (again quite early for these at penny)
redshank-2
sandmartin-5
little ringed plover-2
golden eye-31
great crested grebe-25
plus the normal stuff

3-6pm
oystercatcher-24
redshank-2
common sandpiper-1 under car park 5.45pm(quite early in the year for one at penny)
kingfisher-2
little ringed plover-2
plus the usual stuff

Thursday 25 March 2010

In the roost this evening:
224 Lesser Black-backed Gull
29 Herring Gull

From the end of the rucks this afternoon: a flock of BH Gulls were following a large mink swimming across Ramsdale's inlet - it came ashore not far from Horrocks hide. Also: 14 Oystercatachers, 3 Sand Martins, 80 Lapwings.

1000-1150

4 Redshank
9 Oystercatcher
Black-tailed Godwit
Goosander
2 singing Chiffchaff
Snipe

With reference to the powered handglider, if they have identification markings it is possible that we can try to contact the pilot throught the CAA. The wardens at Pennington have successfully done such before.

Info thanks to Peter Alker

Walk around from Plank Lane 16.00 - 17.45 pair of Goosander from Teal hide, a Willow Tit from Bunting hide and the Redshank and Oystercatchers on the spit plus lots of Gulls except the Meds The bloke with the hangglider was still about but didn't seem to be making a great difference to the birds.

11-2pm
med gull -1 pair showing well on point
black tailed godwit-1
kingfisher-1
oystercatcher-13
redshank-4
and a nutter with a motor driven hanglider buzzing the point,putting every bird up in the air,later over teal scrape
plus all the usual

A Chiffchaff also singing near the Ramsdale hide this afternoon.

Ian McKerchar wrote:

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The pair of adult Mediterranean Gulls were still around the spit early this morning too.

Info thanks to Barry Hulme

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and a chiff chaff back of teal hide early AM (info John Lyons)

The pair of adult Mediterranean Gulls were still around the spit early this morning too.

Info thanks to Barry Hulme

11-1.30
black tailed godwit-1
oystercatcher-12
sand martin-2
common snipe-4
goldeneye-21
goosander-3f+1m
Little ringed plover-1 pair
plus all the usual

20/3/10

Horrocks Hide, 07:50 - 09:00

4 Shelduck
7 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
6 Snipe
17 Sand Martin

pm mooch wi Charlie Owen-2-5.30pm
Little ringed plover -1 pair(teal scrape)
Med Gull-2 beltin adults displaying to each other at the end of point
gadwall-41
goldeneye-23
goosander
great crested grebe-20+
black tailed godwit-1
oystercatcher
plus all the usual
and a big gull roost as we were leaving

51 Fieldfare NE at 09:00 this morning.

Info thanks to Barry Hulme

Two Little Ringed Plovers on Teal Scrape this morning plus the two adult Mediterranean Gulls on the spit shortly after 7am atleast.

Info thanks to Barry Hulme