Tag Archives: Swifts

Ringed Plover – 18th May

May 18, 2011Recent wildlife sightings18th May, Ringed Plover, Slurry, Swifts, Yellow WagtailsJacqueline

This evening four Ringed Plover were feeding along the Slurry water’s edge while on the Causeway there were two Yellow Wagtails and Swifts were flying low around the Site acting more like Swallows. JMD.

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.