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ELTON RESERVOIR


Quick check before work produced 06:30am 27/6/17 1 Female Common Scoter. 150+ Sand Martin. 15:00- 16:00 pm went to have a better look at the Scoter after work but kept in the middle of the reservoir. On walking back a nice Adult Mediterranean Gull Dropped in for about 30 seconds before a boat scared it off in the direction of Lowercroft. Sand martins had reduced in numbers. Cheers Steven

-- Edited by Steven Higginbottom on Tuesday 27th of June 2017 04:49:31 PM

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This a.m. with Malcolm, Lesser Whitethroat heard and seen briefly in hedgerow by canal and a Water Rail out in the open on the pool in the Corran Stud field were the best birds seen.
Cheers Ian

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Only birds of note this a.m. were 7 Oystercatcher and 1 Common Tern.
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This a.m. with Malcolm, most surprising was a male Goldeneye on Withins, most of the other usual species with 1 Kingfisher and 51 Lapwing spread around the area.
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This a.m. with Malcolm, 2 Common Terns, 1 on Elton sat on a bouy the other at Withins. 2 adult and 1 juv. Oystercatcher in Highland Cattle field.
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05:40-08:35am 18/6/17
2 Common terns through south East.
3 Water Rail Heard.
48 Lapwings 17 fledged 31 Adult.
Singing Willow Warblers, Blackcap, Sedge Warblers.

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Also Lesser Whitethroat along canal near Corran Stud.
Cheers Ian

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06:10-07:00am 14/6/17
1 Female Scaup with 2 Drake Tufted Ducks near Car Park.



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Missed both of those birds, but female Goosander with ducklings and a Kingfisher on the River. 4 Oystercatcher and 15 Lapwing over and around the reservoir. Reed, Sedge and Willow Warblers, Whitethroat and Chiffchaff still singing. 2 Grey Wagtails on Withins.



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This a.m. with Malcolm, 1 Hobby(behind sailing club) and a Lesser Whitethroat(heard only) along the canal.
Cheers Ian

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This a.m. with Malcolm, over 300 Sand Martin and 80 Swift over the res. and the Gadwall now has 3 Young left.
Cheers Ian

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Sunday morning with Ian C 1 Goosander. 1 Female Gadwall with 5 young. Water Rail Heard. 46 Lapwings. 4 Singing Skylarks. . Cheers Steven.

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This morning 31/5

At least a male Kingfisher

Fledged Blackcaps

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06:15-09:20am 52 species seen highlights, 3 Common Terns. 1 Oystercatcher. 1 Curlew. 1 Stock Dove. 2 Tufted Duck. 3 Skylark. 5 Sedge Warbler. 1 Kingfisher. 36 Lapwings. Cheers Steven .

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This a.m. on the res. 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Tern and 3 Linnet by the pumphouse. On withins the Great Crested Grebe have 4 young, also 2 Gadwall.
Cheers Ian

-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Friday 26th of May 2017 03:15:46 PM

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Kingfisher over res. this a.m. and Oystercatcher taking food to factory roof near river.
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Also this a.m. a Lesser Whitethroat was singing by canal near bridge 19.
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Wed 24/5/17

Imm Buzzard North mobbed by Crows at 12:00

Common Tern flew North over car park at 12:50

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With Brian and Malcolm this a.m. 9 Shelduck circled the res. without landing.
Cheers Ian

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7-9.30 this a.m. with Brian yielded just a Peregrine over as the only bird of note, Elton is a little depressing at the moment due to very high water levels, not sure what the canal trusts objectives are but they don't appear to be looking after the wildlife at the moment.
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05:45-08:10am 14/5/17 Highlights. 1 Common Sandpiper. 1 Little Grebe. Water Rail heard in Capsticks marsh. 1 Lesser Whitethroat. 100+ Swift. 1 House Martin. Cheers Steven

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Single Arctic Tern at 7.15 this a.m. and 2 Greylag Geese arrived at 7.30.
Cheers Ian

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7.45 a.m. a Whimbrel briefly landed on wall near overflow.
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One little gull at 2pm, a possible second one I lost when a buzzard spooked the loafing black-headed gulls. A curlew below Withins. 



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7-9 a.m. with Brian, Little Gulls absent, 2 Common Tern, 2 Oystercatcher and approx. 70 Swift at res. Grasshopper Warbler reeling below Withins.
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05:30-09:15am 4 Little Gulls. 1 Mediterranean gull over. 1 Common Tern over. 2 Little Grebe. 3 Greylag Geese. 1 Water Rail. 1 Reed Warbler. 1 Lesser Whitethroat. Grasshopper Warbler heard Below Withins. 3 Linnets. 4 Sedge Warblers. 1 Common Sandpiper. Cheers Steven.

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This a.m. the 4 Little Gull still present and 24 Swift.
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9pm tonight with Simon Johnson, the Black Tern and 4 Little Gulls still present.

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This a.m. 4 Little Gull still, 1 Black Tern before I got there(info Steven H).
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This a.m. with Malcolm, the 4 Little Gull still present with 1 Black Tern.
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This morning with Ian Campbell, 1 black tern first thing only, 4 little gulls still present, lesser whitethroat along canal with at least 15 singing sedge warblers.

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06:15-10:15am
2 Black Terns when first arrived but 1 left shortly afterwards.
4 Little gull. 2 Adult 2 First Summer.photo attached.
1 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Grasshopper warbler showing well. Photo attached.
3 Sedge Warblers.

Cheers Steven.


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Sunday 30th April
Afternoon visit with Simon Gough.

- Black Tern 5
- Arctic Tern 1
- Common Tern 2
- Little Gull 4
- Common Sandpiper 1



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2 Black Terns and 4 Little Gulls still present this morning.

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The Black terns still active giving belting views (4:19pm). I will try and attach some pictures here later. (Done!)

-- Edited by Richard Thew on Sunday 30th of April 2017 04:21:51 PM

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06:00-11:00AM 5 Black Terns. 4 Common Terns. 2 Artic Terns. 4 Little Gulls 2 Adult 2 first Summer. 1 Whimbrel dropped in at 06:15am. 2 Common Sandpiper. 2 Lesser Whitethroat heard 1 seen. 2 Sedge Warblers heard 1 seen. 2 Grasshopper warblers heard only. 2 Gadwall. 3 Swift. 2 House Martins. cheers Steven

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From 12.15pm - 2 Common Terns, 5 Common Sandpipers.

At 3.15pm - 2 Mediterranean Gulls

 



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14:00-14:30pm quick look after work.
2 Common Tern.
6 Common Sandpiper very mobile due to disturbances.

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This a.m. with Paul W, Garden Warbler near creek but no sign or sound of yesterday's Cetti's Warbler, along the canal the Sedge Warblers have arived, also Lesser Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler(heard), Snipe and Water Rail(heard). On res. a Common Tern, 2 Common Sandpiper and 4 Swift.
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-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Saturday 29th of April 2017 11:49:10 AM

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Just had a cettis warbler in the creek. Failed on the photo evidence though! 



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14:40-15:10 pm quick look after work. 7 Wigeon 3f 4m. 1 Goldeneye f. 1 Teal. F. 4 Shoveler. 3M 1F. 22 Tufted Ducks. 3 Common Sandpiper. 66 Lesser Black backed Gulls. 4 Herring Gulls. Great crested grebe with young chick on its back. Cheers Steven .

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I didn't get much chance to see what was on the main reservoir this morning but I did notice a reeling grasshopper warbler in old Hall Marsh along with at least 2 sedge warblers. Ta.

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Also noteworthy are 2 gadwall on the flooded field, lesser black backed gulls and a few herring gulls amongst about 100 black headed gulls. Ta.

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08:20-10:45am 150+ Swallows. 200+ Sand martins. 10 House Martins. 2 Swift. 3 Sedge Warblers heard not seen. 2 Lesser Whitethroats heard only 1 Seen. 3 Moorhen Chicks only about a day old. Cheers Steven

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A nice surprise this evening, was a male Redstart in the Hawthorns on the viewing mound, but very elusive in the cold northerly wind. It showed twice while I was there between 6.50pm to 7.45pm and one of those views were because I accidently flushed it from one of the small hawthorns as I walked up to the mound.

Also 500+ Sand Martin, 4 Common Sandpiper and at least 4 Whitethroats around the Creek.

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This a.m. with Brian, 50 House Martin, 2 Swift amongst 350 Sand Martin over the res. plus 4 Common Sandpiper and my first Sedge Warbler singing near the res. overflow.
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This morning, 2 swifts and 3 common sandpiper

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05:45-11:45am. Spent most of the time looking for Warblers.
2 Common Terns flew through west 06:30am
2 Gadwall.
3 Oystercatchers.
Green Sandpiper heard but not seen.
6 Swift
3 Chiffchaff.
7 Willow Warblers.
4 Whitethroat.
1 Lesser Whitethroat (photo attached).
1 Garden Warbler.
5 Blackcap.
1 Reed Warbler.
1 Sedge Warbler.
1 Wheatear. (Photo attached)
Cheers Steven.






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Sedge warbler singing from bushes around car park 6:30-7:15 Also male whitethroat singing under first pylon

-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Sunday 23rd of April 2017 10:16:24 AM

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Garden Warbler still singing near first Pylon today.

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