Pintail – 18th October
There are now seven Pintail on the Slurry Lagoon plus one smart male Pochard. A Shelduck has also been seen. […]
Arctic Tern – 17th October
A Redshank was calling from the beach at the back of the Slurry Lagoon mid-morning, before flying off. The Pintail
Stonechat – 16th October
A Stonechat was seen in the reed-bed in front of the Causeway benches and later, probably the same bird, was
Bittern – 15th October
This morning a Bittern was seen flying into the Large Gravel Pit reeds and two female Goldeneye were on the
Common Scoter – 14th October
This morning three female Common Scoters were on the Deep Pit, seven Whooper Swans flew through to the north as
Ringed Plover – 13th October
This morning three Ringed Plover were seen flying around the Slurry Lagoon, also a Stonechat was in the reed-bed. Later,
Pintail – 27th September
This morning there were six Pintail on the Slurry Lagoon and two Dunlin on the beach behind it. Later a
Spoonbill – 26th September
Early on this morning a male, eclipse Pintail and a Black-tailed Godwit were on the Slurry Lagoon and the Water
Pink-footed Goose – 21st September
This morning 42 Lapwings were on the Slurry Lagoon beach. A flock of 75 Pink-footed Geese flew over to the
Garganey – 19th September
This morning an adult male Garganey was on the Slurry Lagoon. Siskins and Swallows were passing through in small numbers