This am of note..Ringed Plover x 4, Goldeneye (male) x 1, Grey Wagtail x 2, Grey Heron x 1, Swift x 150+ âðð¦

This morning's sightings, 7-8pm:

3 Turnstone 

Ringed Plover 

2 Dunlin 2

300+ Swift 

Birds from this morning include:

3 Sanderling

3 Dunlin

2 Ringed Plover

1 Goosander

This morning:

5 Oystercatchers

2 Dunlin

2 Common Sanndpiper

Ringed Plover

Kittiwake briefly at 8am

Yellow Wagtail

2 Sanderling

This afternoon's sightings:

 

4 Sanderling still at present, feeding on No.1

3 Whimbrel dropped on to No.2

2 Common Sandpiper

This morning up to 08:30:

2 Turnstone 

2 Whimbrel

2 Ringed Plover 

1 Wheatear

1 Peregrine 

1 Greylag Goose

1 Goldeneye 

450 Swift

Further sightings for this mornings wader fest.

Oystercatcher x 3.
Ringed Plover x 2.
Common Sandpiper x 3.

Also,
Grey Wagtail x 2
Goldeneye x 1 (female).
Linnet x 2.

This morning's highlights so far:

2 single Grey Plovers flew through east

Whimbrel flew through east

Greenshank

Redshank

2 Common Sandpiper

Black-necked Grebe on no. 3

Mid-afternoon today:

1 Sanderling

5 Dunlin

1 Ringed Plover

2 Wheatear

4 White Wagtail

1 Swift

In addition to this morning.

Common Sandpiper x 3.
Ringed Plover x 1.
Wheatear x c4.
Linnet x 3.
Goldeneye x 1.(female).
Reed Bunting x 1(male).
Black Tern x c6.
Arctic Tern x c10.
Swift x c20.
Yellow Wagtail x 1.
White Wagtail x c3.
Grey Wagtail x 1.

-- Edited by Peter Nolan Woolley on Monday 1st of May 2017 06:14:51 PM

So far this morning:

4 Bar-tailed Godwit on no. 2

Sanderling

2 Dunlin

2 Arctic Terns trough

 

Further sightings from today:

At least 5 additional Arctic Tern

4 Yellow Wagtail

1 Common Tern

Male Whinchat

Early the morning:

Two Bar-tailed Godwit present but possibly left the site

9 Arctic Terns 

7 Wheatear

9 White Wagtail

3 Common Sandpiper

3 Dunlin

Whimbrel

Yellow Wagtail

 

Ian Campbell wrote:

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Not a sighting but can someone tell me, are the Long-tailed Duck in Summer plumage?
Cheers Ian

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Afternoon Ian, not full summer, but getting there. Very dark but not complete as yet, and still a lot growth required for the tail. Taken last Saturday, not the greatest image, but enough to gauge development

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-- Edited by Peter Nolan Woolley on Friday 28th of April 2017 09:46:54 PM

Sightings from this morning included:

3 Oystercatcher

2 Little Ringed Plover 

2 Swift

2 Wheatear 

Ringed Plover 

Sparrowhawk

2 Long-tailed Duck

Some sightings from this morning:

Whimbrel seen briefly on ground then flew south

2 Swift

Common Sandpiper 

Little Ringed Plover 

2 Ringed Plover 

White Wagtail 

20+ House Martin

2 Wheatear 

2 Long-tailed Duck

Sightings from an hour or so before midday,

11 Wheatear

1 Ringed Plover

2 Common Sandpiper

Shelduck

Both Long-tailed Ducks still present

Willow Warbler singing along railway side

06:10-12:00 SW.

Accompanied by another site regular, and another three en passant.

Highlights.

Turnstone x 1.
Long-tailed Duck x2.
Wheatear x 6+.
Ringed Plover x 2.
Common Sandpiper x 2.
Dunlin x 1.
Teal x 2.
Goosander x 2.
Linnet x 2.
Grey Wagtail x 1.

This evening's sightings:

 

1 Ringed Plover

1 Oystercatcher

1 Common Sandpiper

2 Wheatear

2 Long-tailed Duck

1 Whimbrel stood on one of the exposed flat areas on no1.

 

 

Highlights from this morning:

3 male Wheatear

Common Sandpiper

Little Ringed Plover

2 Long-tailed Ducks

Last four remaining Goldeneye 

2 Willow Warbler alongside railway

Male Reed Bunting

The bird was picked up distantly to the east but was then momentarily lost. It re-appeared directly above us, my initial reaction with the naked-eye was osprey as it seemed large and 'wingy' but putting my bins up could see it was an all-dark bird with a more 'harrier-like' appearance. I immediately suggested marsh harrier but when I put got scope on it, it showed a shallow fork in it's folded tail and the more we both watched it the less it 'behaved' like a marsh harrier. I continued watching as it flew away from us but still wholly expecting (despite the forked tail and unusual jizz) for it to bank and reveal a creamy cap / lesser coverts. It banked/turned on three occasions giving views of its upper-wings and head, and I didn't see any cream or lighter brown tones on any of the three occasions, it's head/cap and upper-wings appeared wholly dark brown. Given the dull conditions and that the bird was always flying away from us, there is obvious, niggling doubt around it. It is likely the bird had been travelling through the heavy rain that stopped 30 mins prior to its arrival, it may well have been a big female marsh harrier and the apparent fork and lack of cream cap etc. may have simply been due to the bird being wet and dishevelled. Yet it did appear very promising for black kite from what we did see. The one that got away, unfortunately.

RBA reporting a "probable" Black Kite over this afternoon. Any more on this?

06:15-11:00.
Accompanying two other site regulars who were already there, and joined by another site regular later on.

Highlights.

Dunlin x 1 (seen by the two regulars I joined).
Ringed Plover x 1.
Common Sandpiper x 2.
Sand Martin x c130.
Swallow x c50.
House Martin x 1.
Goosander x 2 (female).
Goldeneye x 7 ( 2 male).
Tufted Duck x 12.
Mute Swan x 1.
Grey Wagtail x 1 ( collecting nesting materials).

Whimbrel x 1 (record shots attached).
Long-tailed Duck x 2.

-- Edited by Peter Nolan Woolley on Saturday 15th of April 2017 03:06:57 PM

Sighings from today:

 

2 Long-tailed Duck 

2 Oystercatcher 

Ringed Plover

100+ Sand Martin

4+ Swallow

2 House Martin