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Both black terns are juveniles so clearly neither are the same as yesterdays moulting adult.



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2 Black Terns on the flash,one feeding over the flash and one perched on red bouy.

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Also this morning, yellow wagtail at the sailing club.

Two black terns currently being reported by BirdGuides. 



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Ian McKerchar


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This morning:

142 Tufted Duck

39 Teal

2 Green Sandpipers on Ramsdales Scrape

Juvenile Ruff still on the spit

1 loafing adult Great Black-backed Gull

3 Swifts

8 Cetti's Warblers, with the usual adult males at the Western end and Ramsdales Reedbed, another male in good song (probably an adult) from the old site of Cormorant hide on the south side, one young male along the shore of the ruck and another alarm calling bird around The Point, plus a further two young males around  Ramsdales Scrape. With the potential of another two or three resident males at sites not checked today the number currently around the flash is probably into double figures.

16 Chiffchaffs around the ruck and a single Willow Warbler

2 Whitethroats

1 Blackcap

 



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As I was leaving late afternoon, a ring-necked parakeet flew over calling. Attached are some photos of the black tern.

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Black tern still currently present.
Also a bittern was in ramsdales Reed bed. Other birds of note... Great white egret flew over the ruck. 2 kingfishers, one perched up close to the bittern. 1 ruff Whimbrel heard going over.

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Black tern still present but no sign of the five mystery waders. They looked like curlew sandpipers to me but the rain was so hard it was almost like fog and it was dull so I'll never know for sure.

Also this morning, juvenile Shelduck. 



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Five small waders just dropped in then flew again. Not sure if they've gone or landed out of view. Pretty horrific conditions here at the moment.  They looked pale for dunlin and appeared to have white rumps....



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Black tern currently over the flash.



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Adult Hobby again over the ruck this morning c.7.40, did a couple of stoops behind the point trees before heading off strongly south. Single Tree Pipit flew south over the ruck c.9.05 just before a light shower. Lesser Whitethroat in with a mixed flock in the western reedbed. Ruff still on the spit, 9 Wigeon flew in c.8.30 landing twice briefly before heading off high north. At least 74 Gadwall and c.300 mixed Hirundines low over the water.

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Still one Green Sandpiper from Ramsdale hide,and the juv Ruff from Horrocks hide. A Cettis Warbler calling by Horrocks hide,33 Great Crested Grebe together in Ramsdale Flash and a single drake Pochard there as well.



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Yesterday late afternoon, a first winter Mediterranean Gull was off The Point, 2 Little Egrets dropped into Pengys, 2 Green Sandpipers were on Ramsdales Scrape and a drake Pochard was  roosting on the spit.

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This early morning:

Adult Hobby flew north over the ruck at 06:54, towards Bickershaw

Juvenile Ruff still present on the spit

Green Sandpiper in Ramsdales Scrape

Adult Common Tern flew west at 07:02

Ring-necked Parakeet flew east along the south side of the flash at 07:35

Hirundines moving through SW included a flock of c80 Sand Martins 

5 Swifts

1 Tree Pipit low south at 07:06

5 Meadow Pipits SW

2 Grey Wagtails very high north over the ruck together at 07:08

13 Chiffchaffs on the ruck

3 Willow Warblers on the ruck

11 Goldcrests on the ruck

5 Linnets flew south together over the ruck at 06:47

 



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Juvenile little gull still present at 12.30, also great white egret at western end at 7.30 and hobby over Horrock's at 12.00.



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Ian McKerchar


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Juvenile Little Gull still present this morning, also two juvenile Redshanks flew onto the north side of the spit, juvenile Ruff also still present, Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, Pochard in Ramsdales and 10+Swifts

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Currently Bittern just landed and in the green reeds opposite Horrocks Hide. The green reeds l behind and right of the square floating/secured nest site

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Juvenile little gull this afternoon.



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This morning 7:15 - 9:00,

Juvenile ruff still on the spit for its 9th day

Green sandpiper 1 in Ramsdales

Redshank 1 on the spit then flew off.

 



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Ian McKerchar


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A Spotted Redshank flew onto spit at 5:46pm this afternoon, then flew towards west end at 5:50pm

 

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Omitted Kingfisher, which showed well from Tom Edmondson hide.



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10:15-13:00

Great White Egret was on spit, viewed from opposite. Also Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 2 Cettis Warbler, 20 Lapwing, Linnet, 2 Nuthatch, 5 Goldcrest, 20 Swift, uncounted House Martin, Sand Martin and Swallow, Common Buzzard, 5 Chiffchaff.



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This morning:

Great White Egret on the south side, initially east of Sorrow Cow Farm but gradually moved to immediately west of it

Juvenile Ruff still present on the spit

Redshank on the spit until it flew off west at 07:11

2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls loafing

580 Swallow feeding over the water, some moving off NW quite early

2 Skylarks down on the ruck

70 Sand Martins

11 House Martins

33 Swifts

1 Rook over the ruck at 07:31

2 Linnets over the ruck east together at 07:32



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Couldn't see the small Canada Goose from Green Lane, but E corner of Flash not visible from there

300+ Hirundines, almost all Swallow but 1+ Sand Martin too. All pushed away from busy yachting area

Great White Egret W end

3+ Chiffchaff around Sorrowcow



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If anyone should happen to find a black Swarovski binocular rain guard on one of the paths on Ramsdales Ruck could they let me know please. Cheers



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First thing this morning:

87 Tufted Duck

Great White Egret again at the western end, then flew to the south side and eventually at 07:10 flew off west

2 Green Sandpipers

Juvenile Ruff still on the spit

Single Snipe on the tip of the spit

19 Swifts

1 Meadow Pipit on the ruck

3 Tree Pipits, with two flushed from grass by a dog at 07:50 not 50 yards from where I'd been stood for over 30 minutes! They circled low over me calling and landed briefly in trees before flying off east. Then at 08:10 another was heard fairly low over the central part of the ruck and sounded like it was either coming up off or dropping in but wasn't seen. 

1 Yellow Wagtail high south over the ruck at 06:55

7 Willow Warblers around the ruck

39 Chiffchaffs around the ruck, including 27 in a single very active flock on the top of the ruck, counted as they flew across a large gap and into the trees next to me, the flock also containing a few Blue and Long-tailed Tits



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Further to my previous post & more research I have decided on Ridgeway's Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii minima! I stand corrected if wrong!

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Sorry should read Branta minima not hutchinsii

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15.15 - 18.45

A small Canada Goose in the middle of the flash on its own & not associating with any other Canada possibly a 'Cackling'. ''Branta hutchinsii''.
Roughly the same size as a Lesser black backed Gull that was nearby. It sat lower in the water reminiscent of a Grebe, neck appeared shorter bodied with forehead steeper & a smaller bill. Poor photos attached.

Also of note:
1 Juvenile Ruff on end of spit but elusive.
2 Green Sandpiper in Ramsdale's.
2 Juvenile Grey Wagtail on the spit.
At least 18 Swift with hundreds of other mixed Hirundines.
1 Sparrowhawk & 2 Buzzard.


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The juvenile Ruff was still on the spit this morning, also around the site, a Little Egret, flyover Raven and 26 Swifts.

Info thanks to Bill Harrison



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8.00am - 9.30am today,

No sign of the ruff for me, though I didn't view from the ruck so could only see one side of the spit.

Swift 30 by 9.30

Tufted duck 85 mainly off the car park

Pochard 1 off the car park

Yesterday I reported a Polish ringed black-headed gull off the car park at 5.30pm, this morning at 9am I had my reply. It was ringed as a chick in the nest east of Warsaw on 4th June 2025, 84 days ago, a distance of 1643km (1022 miles). Also today, the white ringed Norwegian black-headed gull J3260 was again off the car park.



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Ian McKerchar


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This early morning:

Great White Egret at the western end

2 Green Sandpipers

Juvenile Ruff still on the spit

2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls loafing

1 adult Common Tern

180 Swallows feeding over the water (smaller numbers of Sand Martins uncounted)

11 Swifts feeding over the ruck

Cetti's Warbler still around The Point

24 Chiffchaffs and 7 Willow Warblers around the ruck

 

 

 



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An adult Mediterranean Gull roosted this evening.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes 



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This afternoon;

Ruff 1 on the spit, presumably the same bird as yesterday. Feeding on the floating vegetation on the tide line and walking back and forth from the very end of the spit to right in front of Horrock's hide.

Green sandpiper 2 on Ramsdales scrape

Great white egret 1

Hobby hunting over the ruck

10+swifts

Black-headed gull 1cy with Polish ring TNAE



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45 species in total this morning, highlights included:

1 Ruff along the spit from Horrocks hide

Willow warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Cetti's warbler

Gadwall, Teal, 8+ Lapwing, Little grebe, 180+ Coot



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Further sightings this morning included at least 82 Tufted Duck, 63 Gadwall 3 Kingfisher together at the sailing club and several others seen around the site. Still good numbers of most common warblers including some very freshly fledged looking chiffchaff and Blackcap. Willow tit in 3 Locations and a nice fresh family party of Bullfinch at the West end

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Grey plover circled quite high over the spit area just after 8am before losing height but heading west when lost behind trees. Also 2 Wigeon at two west end and c.30 Swift over the south side. 2 Green Sandpiper still on Ramsdales.

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This morning:

16 Shoveler

46 Tufted Duck

1 Ringed Plover through west at 06:48

2 Snipe, with one on the spit and another over NW at 07:42

1 adult Great Black-backed Gull on the water

4 Common Terns

2+ Hobby, with two together chasing hirundines over the sailing club/Sorrow Cow area at 07:20, at least one of which was a juvenile, both departing low NW. Then at 07:42 an adult flew leisurely fairly low SSE over the ruck and off into the distance. The later bird could conceivably have been the unaged bird from the two together a little earlier.

160+ Swallows feeding

24 Swifts

12 Chiffchaffs and 4 Willow Warblers around the ruck

 



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Presumably the same individual I heard calling several times, around the same time, while I was in cover at Bickershaw C.P. but I couldn't confirm it's SW flight path at the time.

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A Curlew was calling over the Flash and Byrom Lane at 10:53 this morning

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This morning:

3 Redshanks

1 Common Sandpiper

Fourth calendar year Great Black-backed Gull

5 Common Terns

130+ Swallows

90+ Sand Martins

8 Chiffchaffs and 6 Willow Warblers around the ruck

2 Cetti’s Warblers now along the shore of the ruck

2 Blackcaps around the ruck

 



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Birds seen this morning included, immature Peregrine circling to the north of the site, Green Sandpiper, Water rail and Little egret from Ramsdales Single Snipe on the spit, at least 46 Tufted duck and 24 Teal. Still good numbers of common warblers in several large mixed flocks around the site.

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This morning:

51 Tufted Duck

1 Common Sandpiper

1 Green Sandpiper

2 Common Terns

19 Chiffchaffs, 8 Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcaps and 6 Whitethroats on the ruck, also a minimum of seven Reed Warblers around the reedbeds

 



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This morning:

52 Tufted Ducks

1 Little Egret over west at 08:04

1 adult Great Black-backed Gull

5 Common Terns, with a non-breeding plumaged adult joined at 08:02 by four which flew in from the west three of which were juveniles

33 Swifts

1 juvenile Yellow Wagtail around the sailing club shore, with several Pied and a couple of Grey Wagtails juveniles

Warblers around the ruck included 16 Chiffchaffs, 12 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcaps and at least 2 Whitethroats. A Cetti’s Warbler remains along the shore of the ruck, just slightly west of The Point

1 Nuthatch at the western end



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Additional sightings this morning included 6 Little Egret flying west at 7.35 at least 2 juvenile Yellow Wagtail feeding amongst the boats at the sailing club, several Grey Wagtail also here. 2 adult Little Ringed Plover on the shore at the sailing club.11 Greylag Geese at the West end ann a Garden Warbler near Charlie Owen hide

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Early this morning:

Green Sandpiper on Ramsdales Scrape

1 Oystercatcher

180 Swifts

1 Tree Pipit on/over Ramsdales Ruck at 07:43, sounded like it was dropping in but could not be refound so possibly continued over

The bushes and trees around the shore of the ruck in particular held:

3 Whitethroats

9 Reed Warblers

14 Willow Warblers

27 Chiffchaffs



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Two Black-tailed Godwit’s appeared to land on Ramsdales Scrape this morning.

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This morning:

drake Mandarin

2 Little Ringed Plovers

1 Oystercatcher

1 Green Sandpiper on Ramsdales Scrape

The usual movement of gulls through SW, with a maximum raft on the water at one point of 106 juveniles (94 Lesser Black-backed and 12 Herring)

1 adult Great Black-backed Gull

5 Common Terns

Still plenty of warblers around Ramsdales Ruck, including 3 Whitethroats and the Cetti’s still around The Point



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Mid afternoon 3 Drake Common Scoter were drifting near the red buoy ofi the yacht club @15.55 & still present when I left @ 17.30 , rough estimate numbers of 750 Sand Martin,400 Swift with smaller numbers of Swallow & at least 10 Common Tern were highlights.

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Early afternoon today:

1 Little Egret

11 Common Terns

290 Sand Martins

160+ Swifts

Much smaller numbers of House Martin and Swallow, probably barely breaking double figures

28 Tufted Duck in Ramsdales



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Also this morning, at least 10 adult common terns and 2 little ringed plovers on the spit.



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