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Paul Thompson


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9.20am to 12.10am 35 species recorded including.

  • Mistle Thrush 6
  • Willow Tit 4
  • Nuthatch 3
  • Pink-footed geese 25 (also posted on county Pink-footed geese thread)
  • Long-tailed Tit 9
  • Bullfinch 2
  • Reed Bunting 2
  • Tufted Duck 15+
  • Snipe 14+
  • Gadwall 4
  • Shoveler 4
  • Linnet 3
  • Jay 1
  • Teal 4
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Meadow Pipit 5

 



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Sightings from yesterday and this morning:

Tufted Duck 16
Gadwall 6
Kingfisher 1
Little Grebe 1 juvenile
Snipe 20+
Skylark 2
Swallow 7
Buzzard 3

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9.40am to 11.35am. 37 species recorded including:

  • Snipe 25+
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Teal 12+
  • Lapwing 25+
  • Raven 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 6
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Gadwall 2
  • Chiffchaff 3
  • Goldcrest 6
  • Shoveler 2
  • Tufted Duck 15
  • Mistle Thrush 2
  • Pied Wagtail 2
  • Reed Bunting 1
  • Linnet 6
  • Buzzard 1
  • Little Gull 1


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This morning:

A Pink-footed Goose flew in along with 110 Canada Geese
Wigeon 5
Tufted Duck 6
Gadwall 4
Snipe 11
Goldfinch 40
Kingfisher 1
Reed Bunting 4
Great Crested Grebe 6 adult, 3 young
House Martin 7
Swallow 10

Peregrine Falcon hunting in last 2 days - reported by fisherman

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Paul Thompson


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9.20am to 11.25am. 35 species recorded including:

  • Lapwing 60+
  • Swallow 30+
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Shoveler 2
  • Snipe 15
  • Teal 5
  • Raven 1
  • Kestrel 1
  • Linnet 2
  • Sedge Warbler 1
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Willow Warbler 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Reed Bunting 1
  • Chiffchaff 1 


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Ian McKerchar


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Drake Common Scoter present this morning.

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This morning:

Swift 4
Swallow 50
Snipe 3
Lapwing flock of 40
Buzzard 2
Tufted Duck 5
Reed Bunting 2
Gadwall 2

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9.25am to 11.10am. 31 species recorded including:

  • House Martins 40+
  • Lapwing 25+
  • Willow Warbler 1
  • Swallow 25+
  • Reed Bunting 1
  • Snipe 15+
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Buzzard 1
  • Swifts 3
  • Gadwall 1 


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9.25am to 11.30am. 31 species recorded including:

  • Lapwing 18
  • Snipe 2
  • Kestrel 2
  • Common Tern 3
  • Willow Warbler 4
  • Long-tailed Tit 15+
  • Willow Tit 2
  • Sedge Warbler 1
  • Buzzard 3


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Paul Thompson


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9.20am. to 11.05am. 30 species recorded including:

  • Swallow 50+
  • Common Tern 8
  • Great Crested Grebe 5
  • Lapwing 25
  • Tufted Duck 15+
  • Reed Bunting 5
  • House Martin 30+
  • Swift 2
  • Willow Warbler 3
  • Snipe 7
  • Kestrel 1
  • Sedge Warbler 2
  • Willow Tit 2
  • Sand Martin 1
  • Oystercatcher 1 (heard only)

 



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Paul Thompson


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9.30am to 11.25am. 36 species recorded including:

  • Common Tern 4
  • House Martin 15+
  • Swallow 40+
  • Oystercatcher 2
  • Lapwing 1
  • Willow Tit 1
  • Buzzard 1
  • Linnet 1
  • Sand Martin 2
  • Whitethroat 2
  • Reed Bunting 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Sedge Warbler 1
  • Song Thrush 1
  • Chiffchaff 1
  • Common Sandpiper 1 (seen flying around low over the water it eventually head towards the dam)


-- Edited by Paul Thompson on Friday 2nd of August 2019 10:51:58 PM

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Ian McKerchar


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A Black-tailed Godwit flew south at 8:35 this evening.

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Black-tailed Godwit present on the south island at 1:30pm today.

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9.25am to 12.00 noon. 35 species recorded including:

  • Common Tern 6
  • Lapwing 15+
  • Buzzard 1
  • Oystercatchers 9+
  • Reed Bunting 12+
  • Reed Warbler 1 (heard only)
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Common Sandpiper 3 ( I.D. uncertain seen only in flight flying low over the lodge)
  • Blackcap 1 (juvenile)
  • Ringed Plover 1 


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Steve Almond


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This morning:

Oystercatcher 15
Little Ringed Plover 1
Lapwing 40
Common Tern 4

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9.30am to 12.00noon. 35 species recorded including:

  • Oystercatchers 8
  • Common Terns 4
  • Whitethroat 1
  • Lapwings 25+
  • Sedge Warblers 2
  • Reed Warblers 2
  • Linnet 1
  • Buzzards 2


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This morning:

A pair of Little Grebe
Common Tern 4
Mediterranean Gull 2
Oystercatcher 8
Tufted Duck 11 plus 2 broods (5 and 5)
Snipe 1

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2 Little Egrets present at 8pm then flew west, also 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls.

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Ian McKerchar


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4 Mediterranean Gulls present today (3 adult and a first summer).

Also, 4 Common Tern.

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This morning:

Black-tailed Godwit 11 feeding
Common Sandpiper 1
Common Tern 4
Mediterranean Gull 2 adult

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9.15am to 11.30am. 35 Species recorded including.

  • House Martins 15+
  • Mediterranean Gulls 2 (in a field to the north east of the lodge with a flock of Black-headed Gulls).
  • Swallows 6
  • Oystercatchers 15+
  • Common Terns 5
  • Willow tit 1 (heard only)
  • Lapwings 40+
  • Gadwall 1
  • Reed Warblers 2
  • Sedge Warblers 4
  • Buzzards 2 (a distant view)
  • Skylark 1 (heard only)
  • Whitethroat 1 (heard only)
  • Song Thrush 1 


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Ian McKerchar


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An adult and 1st summer Mediterranean Gulls present at midday today.

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Paul Thompson


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9.20am to 11.30am. 37 species recorded including:

  • Oystercatchers 15+
  • Common Terns 4
  • Swallows 10+
  • Lapwings 6
  • Buzzard 3
  • House Martin 2
  • Gadwall 1
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Reed Bunting 8
  • Reed Warbler 2


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Steve Almond


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This morning:

Little Egret 1
Oystercatcher 10
Common Tern 4
Reed Bunting 9
Swift 50
Swallow 20
House Martin 8 - seen collecting mud on Monday
Sand Martin 2

The water level has risen considerably and some nests appear to have been washed out

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9.20am to 11.30am. 36 species recorded including:

  • Oystercatchers 12
  • Reed Buntings 20+
  • Common Terns 4
  • Gadwall 2
  • Curlew 1
  • Buzzard 1
  • Lapwing 6
  • Reed Warblers 2 (heard only)
  • Skylark 1
  • Sedge Warblers 2


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There has not been a lot to report recently. This morning produced the following:

Curlew 1
Oystercatcher 7
Common Tern 4
Skylark 1
Lapwing 25
Whitethroat 1
The Canada goose creche has around 20 members

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9.50am to 12.25pm. I hoped to find the drake Garganey, but I failed even with Steve Almonds help. 31 species recorded including:

  • Oystercatchers 10 
  • Common Terns 4
  • Gadwall 4
  • Lapwing 15+
  • Mute Swan 1
  • Reed Warbler 1
  • Sedge Warbler 1
  • Ringed Plover 1
  • Buzzards 2


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Male Garganey present this morning
Also of interest a Canada Goose creche with 24 young

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Paul Thompson


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9.35am to 12.20pm with Steve Almond. 35 species recorded including:

  • Mute Swan 1
  • Oystercatchers 10
  • Lapwing 20+
  • Swifts 12+
  • Common Whitethroat 2
  • Buzzards 3+
  • Common Terns 3
  • Reed Buntings 12+
  • Gadwall 4
  • Sedge Warbler 2
  • Kestrel 1
  • Pink-footed Goose 1
  • House Martins 8+
  • Swallows 6+
  • Linnet 1 (located by Steve)
  • Reed Warblers 2  


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Ian McKerchar


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Whimbrel flew NW at 5:45pm, also present Common Sandpiper and Pink-footed Goose. 

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Marsh Harrier getting harassed by around 20 Corvids around 2030 last night. First one I have ever seen on Runworth.



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Ian McKerchar


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Single Dunlin and the Pink-footed Goose still present.

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Ian McKerchar


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A new female Yellow Wagtail, 2 Common Sandpiper present today.

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Female Yellow Wagtail, Dunlin and Pink-footed Goose this early afternoon.

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9.30am to 11.50am. 38 species recorded including:

  • Grasshopper Warbler 1 (showing well, reeling while perched on a fence post in the bull-rushes)
  • Sedge Warblers 2
  • Reed Warbler 1
  • Lapwing 4
  • Oystercatchers 10
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Pink-footed Goose 1
  • Gadwall 2 


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Recent arrivals:

Yesterday - 2 Common Tern
Today 2 Swift

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Ian McKerchar


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Wheatear and Common Sandpiper present yesterday evening.

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This morning:

Pink-footed Goose 1 with Canada Geese flock
Goosander a pair
Gadwall 6
Shoveler 1 male
Common Sandpiper 2
Oystercatcher 5
Blackcap 1 male
Grey Wagtail 1

plus usual

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White Wagtail and 2 Common Sandpiper preset today.

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This morning:

Female Marsh Harrier was present for 3 to 4 minutes around 12.15pm


Also :
Buzzard 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Little Ringed Plover 4
Common Sandpiper 1
Oystercatcher 8


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Ian McKerchar


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2 Yellow Wagtails briefly on the south island yesterday at 11:30

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Steve Almond


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This morning:

Little Ringed Plover 4
Oystercatcher 7
Common Sandpiper 1

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Pair of goosander 6-30pm

 



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Paul Thompson


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9.50am to 12.50pm with David Aldred 41 species recorded including:

  • Jays 2
  • Bullfinch 1
  • House Martins 3
  • Lapwings 3
  • Buzzards 2
  • Mistle Thrush 1
  • Gadwall 3
  • Oystercatchers 6
  • Little Ringed Plovers 2
  • Skylark 1 (heard only)
  • Teal 2
  • Yellow Wagtail (located by David)
  • Willow Warblers 2 (heard only)
  • Reed Warbler 1 (heard only)
  • Swallows 12+


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This morning:


Little Ringed Plover 3
Oystercatcher 8
House Martin 4
Sand Martin 20
Swallow 3
Sparrowhawk 1
Skylark 1
Fieldfare 15



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First Swallow today

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Steve Almond


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Little Ringed Plover 2
Wheatear 1 female

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Steve Almond


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This morning;

Little ringed Plover on islands
100+ Sand Martin

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This morning:

Tufted Duck 7
Oystercatcher 8
Snipe 1
Reed Bunting 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 1
Skylark 1

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Today's sightings:

Shoveler 2 pairs
Goosander 1 female
Sand Martin 3
Grey Wagtail 1
Kestrel 1
Buzzard 2
Snipe 1
Reed Bunting 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in Lostock wood

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