Tag Archives: birds

Curlew – 17th September

September 17, 2010Recent wildlife sightings17th September, 2010, birds, Boundary Hedge, butterflies, Comma, Curlew, Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, Red Admiral, Slurry Lagoon, Swallow, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This afternoon two Curlews were heard calling on the Slurry Lagoon and eventualy flew off to the south. There were also two Green Sandpipers and later a single Golden Plover flew in, calling loudly. There were still some Swallows by the railway bridge and two Yellow Wagtails flew over the site. Along the access track there were two Commas and along the Boundary Hedge two more Commas and a Red Admiral. PS.

Ruff – 5th September

September 5, 2010Recent wildlife sightings2010, 5th September, birds, Lapwing, Little Stint, Lower Path, peregrine, Ruff, Slurry Lagoon, Snipe, Swifts, warblers, Wigeon, Willow titPete Smith

Two juvenile Ruff, a male and a female, were on the Slurry Lagoon this morning. A Peregrine sliced through the Lapwing flock but didn’t manage to catch anything and ten Wigeon arrived to rest on the lagoon. A large flock of Swallows passed through late morning, accompanied by three Swifts and the Willow Tit was present along the Lower Path again with a large flock of other tits, Blackcaps, Whitethroats and Chiffchaffs. Two Snipe were also seen flying over. PS. AE.

In the early afternoon a juvenile Little Stint and a juvenile Ruff were present. RW.

Marsh Harrier – 3rd September

September 3, 2010Recent wildlife sightings2010, 3rd September, birds, Hobby, Lower Path, Marsh Harrier, Reed Warbler, Willow titPete Smith

This afternoon a juvenile or female Marsh Harrier flew across the site, scattering gulls and ducks. There were still several warblers about and some Reed Warblers were still feeding young. A Willow Tit was heard from the Lower Path and a Hobby was seen hawking dragonflies. RW. PS.

Ruff – 2nd September

September 2, 2010Recent wildlife sightings2010, 2nd September, birds, Common Tern, Green Sandpiper, Hobby, Kestrel, Ruff, Slurry Lagoon, Sparrowhawk, water railPete Smith

This evening a juvenile Ruff flew onto the Slurry Lagoon, there was also a Green Sandpiper and two Water Rail. Two Common Terns flew through and a Hobby was catching dragonflies before joining in some aerial capers with a Sparrowhawk and two Kestrels.

Ruff – 29th August

August 29, 2010Recent wildlife sightings2010, 29th August, birds, Common Tern, Gadwall, Hobby, House Martin, peregrine, Ruff, Slurry Lagoon, Swift, WigeonPete Smith

There was plenty of movement today with about 120 House Martins through in the morning along with two Common Terns and three Swifts and two more Wigeon arrived with several Gadwall. PS.

A juvenile Ruff was seen on the Slurry Lagoon today and later a Hobby and a Peregrine were seen. RW.

Hobby – 27th August

August 28, 2010Recent wildlife sightings2010, 27th August, birds, Common Tern, Green Sandpiper, Hobby, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

Today on the Slurry Lagoon there were two Green Sandpipers and a Hobby was seen catching insects. Four terns, which proved to be three adults and one juvenile Common Tern, flew in to bathe before continuing on migration and later two more juveniles did the same thing. One or two Yellow Wagtails also flew over. PS.

Little Stint – 23rd August

August 23, 2010Recent wildlife sightings2010, 23rd August, birds, Chiffchaff, Lapwing, Little Stint, Lower Path, Redshank, Slurry Lagoon, Snipe, Willow titPete Smith

There was a Willow Tit and several very smart juvenile Chiffchaffs along the Lower Path today. On the Slurry Lagoon the Lapwings kept chasing a Little Stint, that only wanted to have a snooze. The Lapwings also chased a Redshank until it found a corner well away from them. Two Snipe were also present, dwarfing the Little Stint as the three flew over the site together to avoid the pursuing Lapwings. JMD. PS.

Spotted Flycatcher – 22nd August

August 22, 2010Recent wildlife sightings2010, 22nd August, birds, Blackcap, Brown Hawker, Buzzard, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Hobby, Jay, Lesser Whitethroat, Lower Path, Migrant Hawker, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Small Gravel Pit, Spotted Flycatcher, Stoat, Swallow, Whitethroat, Willow titPete Smith

This morning as we walked along the Lower Path four Jays sneaked into the canopy of the ash trees while a a Buzzard called overhead. There were several immature Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers, Blackcaps and Whitethroats and a Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Tit in the bushes between the path and the railway line. Near to the signal box a Spotted Flycatcher was perched on the wires and then in the hawthorn bushes, and a Stoat ran across the path. By the river the Swallows’ alarm calls alerted us to a Hobby. PS.

A Little Egret was seen briefly on the Slurry Lagoon and several Roesel’s Bush-crickets were found on the Causeway. By the Small Gravel Pit an Emperor, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker and Common Darter were seen. PS.

Whimbrel – 18th August

August 19, 2010Recent wildlife sightings18th August, 2010, birds, Slurry Lagoon, Whimbrel, WigeonPete Smith

As the people on the Cricket and Grasshopper Walk came out from under the railway bridge, where they had been sheltering from a downpour, a Whimbrel called as it flew over. Also brought in by the downpour were three Wigeon that settled on the Slurry Lagoon.

Green Sandpiper – 16th August

August 16, 2010Recent wildlife sightings16th August, 2010, birds, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Lower Path, Slurry Lagoon, Willow titJacqueline

There were four Green Sandpipers on the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon and a single Dunlin. JMD.

A Willow Tit was heard calling along the Lower Path. PS.