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10 tufted duck & pochard off the main car park, 14 tufted duck asleep on north side of spit only viewable from canal. Lesser scaup could be with them in vegetation or back at west end, but no further sign for me.



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Lesser scaup still present with 20 tufted ducks and drake pochard until 14.15 when flushed by canoeists. May have dropped into Ramsdales.



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Drake lesser scaup off the sailing club at 9am this morning with 22 tufted ducks. Apparently still present at 11am. Also 2 Egyptian geese and 5 common terns with 1 juvenile. 



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16 Common Terns roosted this evening, including a juvenile

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Yesterday evening, 2 Ringed Plovers, a Common Sandpiper and nine Common Terns roosted on the spit.

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Little Tern present at the western end at 5pm

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Two Sandwich Terns present off Horrocks Hide at 11:20 this morning, also Cuckoo by Teal Scrape.

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Other sightings for today include a Cuckoo singing from the nature reserve area at 11am and an eclipse drake Pochard at the eastern end.

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This mornings highlights were single Common Sandpiper on the spit, 2 Egyptian geese and 3 Greylag geese at the sailing club and then later on the spit. 3 Common tern, brood of 3 Tufted duck and the female with the blue bill saddle also present Large flock of mixed juvenile tits around the point area and c.60 Swift low over the water as the clouds rolled in.



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First thing this morning, Little Egret on Ramsdales Scrape which later flew to the western end, 2 Common Terns, 2 Egyptian Geese out in the middle of the flash, 2 juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gulls which flew off south and a Cetti’s Warbler singing from the area of the old Cormorant Hide on the south side.



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Seven drake Common Scoter were flying round at 08:45 but didn’t appear to land, also six Common Terns.

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Another on the Spit itself 



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1 Egyptian goose on the water left of Spit from horrocks hide 1400



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Early this morning:

2 Egyptian Geese still on the spit

338 Canada Geese

Drake Wigeon

2 Common Terns

87 Swifts



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This morning, 2 Egyptian Geese on the spit,  4 Common Terns, 36 Sand Martins.

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First thing this morning:

3 Greylag Geese

Drake Shoveler (well into eclipse plumage now)

1 Redshank

2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls

1 adult Hobby came in low from the NW, chased and caught a small bird (prey not seen due to them both dropping out of my sight behind trees) over the western end then flew off SSE with it in its talons (crappy hugely cropped photos attached)

28 Sand Martins feeding in a flock high over the flash

Less than 40 Swifts

 



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A good morning birding around Pennington Flash ...not often do I record over 60 species. Highlights were Garden Warbler in the southern section, Common Tern nr Sailing Club, Redshank on the spit, 2 x Little Egret from Ramsdales and single Egyptian Goose just off the Car park 



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A pair of Mediterranean Gulls flew in at 4:54pm today, circling then flew off SW. An adult Little Egret was in Ramsdales scrape, a Redshank was on the north side of spit at 6:55pm and 2 Common Terns were present.

 

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Midday today, two Egyptian geese off the main car park and two common terns.



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This mid-afternoon:

3 Greylag Geese

68 Gadwall

Drake Shoveler

64 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

11 Herring Gulls

1 adult Great Black-backed Gull

Single Common Tern

388 Swifts

6 Swallows

4 House Martins

Cuckoo still singing on the south side

Nuthatch at the western end



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Ringed Plover at 10am this morning

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Cuckoo calling between East Bay and Sailing Club

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Late news for early yesterday morning included:

2 Ringed Plovers on the sailing club shore

Curlew over N/NE

3 Common Terns, including one which flew off north with a fish

460+ Swifts



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This morning produced minimums of 44 Gadwall and c.300 Swift along with fledged young of at least 48 Species

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Sanderling and two Dunlins on the spit up to 5:30pm today.

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Cuckoo calling behind Moss Industrial estate.

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This early morning’s main highlights:

one Common Sandpiper

adult Mediterranean Gull

an early morning peak of 860 Swifts

7 House Martins



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The Spoonbill was a nice surprise this morning just a shame it didn't linger long. Other birds seen included a Great white egret low west over the rucks c.7.35 went low through the trees at the west end of the flash. Single Sanderling and Ringed plover in the spit c. 8.10 but no sign later. Cuckoo calling from the reserve area and at least 5 Cettis Warbler still giving bursts of song from their usual areas. 4 Common tern and a conservative estimate of c.500 Swift over the flash.

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Spoonbill flew low east at 07:32 but has not yet been relocated on site.



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Spoonbill at the very western end currently, on exposed mud by the inflow.

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Highlights from early this morning:

3 Ringed Plovers, with two alighting albeit briefly on the spit before moving on and a third on the sailing club shore which was displaced by swimmers and flew to the spit

A high flying tight flock of c54 Black-tailed Godwits which flew over west at 07:46

4 Common Terns

c440 Swifts

2 Linnets, with one straight over the ruck west and another, a male, which flew in from the NE landing in a tree on the ruck briefly before continuing low west

Cuckoo singing from the ‘nature reserve’ area again

A Great White Egret flew in from the SW at 07:40 and dropped into the ‘nature reserve’ area (per Phil Rhodes)



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First thing this morning, Cuckoo singing from the ‘nature reserve’ area, 2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls, 560+ Swifts and 22 Swallows.



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This evening, 

2cy little gull again, hawking over the flash. Thanks to Phil Rhodes for the heads up.

Cuckoo singing from the south side woods

Drake mandarin 



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Only other thing to add this morning were 297 Swifts



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Pretty quiet this morning, single Common Sandpiper on the spit, Garden Warbler singing at the west end, 2 fledged broods of Goldcrest and Great Spotted Woodpecker. At least 5 broods of Long tailed tit and one of Nuthatch also seen.

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This morning:

4 Shelduck

Great White Egret flew into the nature reserve area at 05:10

Ringed Plover

Common Sandpiper

Second calendar year Little Gull

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Second calendar year Little Gull present from 7:10pm until at least 7:25pm

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This morning, a Garden Warbler sang, albeit briefly, at the western end, not far from Slag Lane. A pair of Shelduck look like they might be up to something (wink), an adult Great Black-backed Gull was present as was the pair of Common Terns and the first young Grey Herons are now flying about the area.



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Highlight this morning was an adult Kittiwake which flew along the flash, across Ramsdales and off NE at 07:30!

Other birds included:

3 Shelducks which flew in from the E/SE and landed before heading off NW only to come back in a few minutes later. Two of them were second calendar year birds and the other probably an adult female.

Single adult Great Black-backed Gull

4 Common Terns

111 Swifts



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Mid-afternoon on spit:

4 Common Sandpiper
2 Whimbrel



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This morning:

Pair of Greylag Geese with four small young

Great White Egret flew over east at 7am

4 Common Sandpipers flew onto the spit at 07:12

74 Swifts and 18 Swallows feeding over the flash

 



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Highlights this morning:

2 Goosanders flew north

1 Ringed Plover in flight around the western end, but no sign of it in any of the likely locations so must have flown through

2 Common Sandpipers

1 adult Great Black-backed Gull on the spit 

68 Swifts

Grasshopper Warbler still reeling east of the lock monument below the canal



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This evening between Mossley Hall Farm and Slag Lane: Sedge warbler Willow warbler Blackcap Whitethroat Cettis warbler Reed bunting

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Early this morning, a single Common Sandpiper, two Redshanks and singles of Grasshopper and Sedge Warbler were the main highlights.



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Female Marsh Harrier flew low west over Ramsdales being chased by a Buzzard at 5:08pm 

 

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Sun 27th 9:00 - 12:30

2 Common Terns on one of the buoys (probably Ian's pair) flew off at about 9:20 but a pair (maybe same) were on the spit at about 12

Also of note on the spit at about 12

  • 1 Shelduck - seen asleep at about 11 from the ruck
  • 1 Common Sandpiper
  • 1 Little Ringed Plover
  • 1 Great Black-backed Gull

Warblers...

  • Chiffchaff - several
  • Willow Warbler - several/many
  • Blackcap - loads in the woods, getting more difficult to locate with the leaf growth
  • Cetti's - several, got a decent look at one of them
  • Whitethroat - 2, both on the ruck
  • Grasshopper - on the ruck in the valley below the lock door monument reeling away giving great views and getting attention (because of the reeling) from general members of the public - must have been Colin I met around here unless others also saw the Redstart
  • Reed - at least 6 in various places but all down in the reeds - no views

And most of the usually seen suspects



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Mid-morning, a female redstart was on the edge of the woodland behind Ramsdales hide from the main path. Also, grasshopper warbler reeling on the ruck near the monument  



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Only things to add to Ian's list below were another Shelduck off the sailing club c. 9.25, pair of Goosander and the same 6 singing Cettis Warbler.

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Highlights from first thing this morning included:

Drake Mandarin again in the centre of the flash with its Mallard pair

3 Shelduck flew through east at 07:29

Drake Goldeneye flew through NE at 07:25

A Whimbrel flew in from the west around 7am, landing on the spit to wash and preen before eventually flying back off low west at 07:27 (attached photo unfortunately looking into the sun!) 

2 Common Terns

Swift numbers increased through the early morning, up to a maximum of 41 by 07:45

 

 



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A drake Garganey flew in and dropped off the car park briefly at 09:34 before flying off west.

Also, single Dunlin and 15 Swifts

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