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JOHN TYMON wrote:
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Four little terns seems a decent count for the Flash, anybody know if it's a record?

 7 on the 28th of August 1972 could still be the largest group . 

 This also remains the largest flock ever in the county!



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colin davies wrote:

Four little terns seems a decent count for the Flash, anybody know if it's a record?

 7 on the 28th of August 1972 could still be the largest group . 



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Four little terns seems a decent count for the Flash, anybody know if it's a record?



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Also this morning Cuckoo singing from the south side and probably the same calling from by the spit later, plus 8 Common Tern present.

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Little Terns departed west at 9.35



-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Thursday 13th of June 2019 02:14:50 PM

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4 Little Terns present this morning.

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c600 Swift around midday today and maybe 150 House Martin amongst smaller number of other hirundines.

1 Redshank and 2 Common Tern the only other slightly 'out of the ordinaries'.



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This morning:

Cuckoo still singing on the south side

1 Little Egret

1 Redshank

Pair of Shelduck with 1 small young

4 Common Tern

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Cuckoo singing on the south side again this morning.

Also, 3 Common Tern and a Barnacle Goose.

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This morning's highlights:

 

1 Redshank

3 Oystercatcher

200 Swift

6 Common Tern

3 Greylag Geese 

 

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8 Common Tern this morning and a probable first summer Arctic Tern.

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This morning's highlights were 11+ Greylag Geese and 6 Oystercatcher otherwise very quiet.

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Cuckoo calling whilst I was on my dinner today, on the south side at the back of the carpark somewhere.

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So far today:

2 Ringed Plover

1 Dunlin

1 Common Sandpiper

3 Common Tern

1 Cuckoo

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Cuckoo singing from around the main causeway along the nature reserve at 09:45.

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So far this morning:

2 Ringed Plover

1 Dunlin

1 Common Sandpiper

4 Common Tern

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A single Spotted Flycatcher was just beyond Teal Hide this morning in tees along the golf course.

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2 Dunlin on the spit this morning.

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2 Dunlin on the spit yesterday evening.

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Of note for me today 2 cuckoo male and female across canal, 2 broods of greylag on canal 11&5,plus fledged willow and coal tit,2 lapwings with young 4 & 3 Walking about with parents and 8 common tern.

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3 Ringed Plover and a Common Tern this morning.

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Tim Wilcox wrote:

Report on Birdguides of a Wood Sandpiper at Pennington Flash on 'Fishtail Lagoon' (which was copied off another info service) is a mistake. It's at Pennington and Keyhaven Marsh in Hampshire! I called Birdguides to correct the error.

 They do it regularly enough, though I do wish some the birds were at Pennington Flash biggrin



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Report on Birdguides of a Wood Sandpiper at Pennington Flash on 'Fishtail Lagoon' (which was copied off another info service) is a mistake. It's at Pennington and Keyhaven Marsh in Hampshire! I called Birdguides to correct the error.

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Friday, 17th May 2019. 11:30 - 15:00 hrs. Full circuit of the Flash. Sightings included:

Common Tern x 2 sightings
Great Spotted Woodpecker (see photo attached)
Redshank x 2
Bullfinch x 5 (3M and 2F)
Greenfinch x 1
Lapwing x 5 (with chicks)
Chiffchaff x 3
Willow Warbler x 4
Skylark x 1
Great Crested Grebe x 4
Reed Bunting x 1
Sedge Warbler x 1
Gadwall x 8
Mute Swan x 40
Canada Geese x 20 (including many chicks)
Coot x 15
Moorhen x 2
Grey Heron x 1
Lesser Black-Backed Gull x 3
Tufted Duck x 8


-- Edited by Steve Judge on Friday 17th of May 2019 05:20:47 PM



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 17th of May 2019 11:25:08 PM

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Late visit (6:05pm - 7:30pm) highlights included two common sandpipers and a wigeon from Horrocks Hide.



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Pleasant walk around the shoreline of the rucks this evening and rewarded with a stunning summer plumaged Grey Plover on the end of the spit. It would have been difficult from Horrocks Hide but the views from the ruck were great - photos handheld through my phone and scope whilst trying to hold the dogs lead so not the best!! Also an unseasonal drake Wigeon and two Oystercatchers.



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Ian McKerchar wrote:

Avocet on the spit this morning, also drake Garganey present again.

Info thanks to John Tymon

 digiscoped shot at the end of spit 



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Avocet now back on end of spit having been flushed out of Rammies by lapwing.

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Avocet currently showing from Ramsdales hide.



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Avocet on the spit this morning, also drake Garganey present again.

Info thanks to John Tymon



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Single Black Tern present this morning giving good views sat on end of spit. Also 3 Common Sandpiper and female Pochard.

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Also this morning, a singing Lesser Whitethroat along the path outside the Teal Hide.

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As well as the Terns a Whimbrel dropped in along with a single Dunlin. Also present were two Redshank and a Common Sandpiper.

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Still 13 Black Terns at 15:50

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Currently 13 Black Tern.



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Now 12 Black Tern at midday.

Info thanks to Bill Harrison



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Yesterday (Thu), up to 1000 Swift, 500 Sand Martin & smaller numbers of Swallow & House Martin. When the drizzle stopped, half the flock drifted off N together

Also, a falcon cruising around with them then drifted W. Probably Peregrine but looked smaller: might have been a Hobby

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Now currently 9 Black Tern and also a hobby chasing Sand Martins in front of Horrocks Hide.

Info thanks to Bill Harrison



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5 Black Tern present this morning.

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So far this morning:

Hobby through west

1 Dunlin

1 Common Sandpiper

6 Common Tern

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Thank God for the Rain :)
Once again today it was the rain and east wind that braught some great birds to my patch at Pennington Flash,its well known among birders that bad weather means more chance of something special and today was one of those perfect patch days,so those that only go out in sunshine miss the best birding days . It started with a few new arrivals in the Dunlin (4) in full breeding plumage ,2 Redshank and 2 Common Sandpipers,which was a good start then the heavens opened and I was treated to some spectacular numbers of migrants with 1000+ Swift, 2000+ Sand Martin, 1000+ Swallow , 300+ House Martin,all hawking over the flash, a fantastic sight, I keep seeing mention on many facebook pages, were are the Swift this year? well get to Pennington in heavy rain and you can't miss them. About 1pm , I was scanning the spit when I heard the unmistakable call of a Grey Plover and a fantastic looking Breeding plumage adult, circled the main spit calling, then headed off North West without landing,a classic spring passage migrant and not even annual at the flash for me , after that I looked high at the clouds of swift and noticed a much bigger bird hawing with them and as it dropped it was obviously a Black Tern another special flash bird and one I mentioned to Sue this morning before I set off from home ,I told her I was off to find a Black Tern with these Easterly winds and find one I did a cracking Breeding Plumage adult,and that was still hawking the flash at 3pm when I left,along with 21 Common Tern ,so all in all a Classic spring day at the flash even if the rain stopped me mooching too much :) Also I left the main Camera in the car so all I got was a few didgiscoped shots of the Black Tern for a record and some nice Digiscoped shots of a pair of Common Tern interacting in front of Horrocks hide below :)


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Highlights so far this morning:

4 Dunlin

9 Common Tern

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Drake Garganey and a Sanderling on the spit this morning.

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Drake Garganey showing from Ramsdales Hide at 7pm this evening.

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4 Common Sandpiper from Horrocks hide this am also singing Garden Warbler in trees between gold course and by pass and non singing Lesser Whitethroat along Byrom lane. 4 singing Cettis warbler included 1 near Teal Hide, not sure if a new bird or one of the usuals just moved?

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Garganey still present from Ramsdales Hide today ad a Garden Warbler singing around Teal Hide.

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12 Common Tern around 5pm

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Garganey still present at the end of the spit from Horrocks hide.
Others of interest seen included:
3 Oystercatcher
2 Common Redshank
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Kingfisher
2 Common Terns
Cettis Warbler heard
Good numbers of Swifts and Sand Martins

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Tern numbers seemed to fluctuate all morning, at one point it looked like there were still 12 Tern 'spp' present and it looked like 6 Arctic and 6 Common but couldn't confirm that 6th Arctic as it was very distant. The Garganey drifted in and out of view from behind the mini spit throughout the morning. A single Common Sandpiper, two Redshank and a single Oystercatcher also present.

Lots of hirundines early on in the showers, with quite a few Swifts joining mid morning but the vast majority moved on when the weather cleared.

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So far this morning:

male Garganey from Horrocks Hide

13 Arctic Tern through this morning, in flocks of 8 and then 5

3 Common Tern

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