Sunday 12 July 2020
2 Red-throated Diver (SP Scurrying through close inshore, West), 1 Marsh Harrier (First of this years Juv's over Pat’s.), 5 Bar-tailed Godwit (+, SP pushing West. Nice continuous trickle this last week.), 1 Great Skua (Lumbering West, a real treat. Promise of what’s to come.), 2 Little Gull (1st Sum, dull resident plus one smart full hooded, East along shoreline.) [Graham Fellows]
15 Ruff (on Pat's Pool) [Steve Gantlett]
Saturday 11 July 2020
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (East over Billy’s Wash, out over East Bank. Returned back West mid-pm.), 10 Teal (+, West.), 1 Eider (1st Sum Drake, West.), 70 Common Scoter (+, Through West in loose ribbons.), 2 Red-throated Diver (SP West), 1 Manx Shearwater (Meandering West.), 1 Sanderling (SP through West.), 6 Dunlin (SP West.), 1 Ruff (West with Whimbrel and Barwit.), 6 Bar-tailed Godwit (West with Curlew crew.), 5 Whimbrel (+, Mixed in with Curlew or Barwit), 40 Curlew (+, Still coming), 5 Little Tern (Trundling back West.), 1 Razorbill (Foraging reasonably close inshore.) [Graham Fellows]
118 Avocet (on Pat's Pool), 7 Ruff (on Pat's Pool), 1 Little Gull (1st-summer on Simmonds' Scrape) [Steve Gantlett]
Friday 10 July 2020
1 Hobby (In chase of possible swallow) [Michael Roe]
1 Great White Egret (Yellow billed, SE corner of Pat’s from NWT Carpark), 1 Spoonbill (Asleep as usual. Pat’s.), 1 Common Sandpiper (Pat’s.) [Graham Fellows]
20 Teal (Off West.), 1 Tufted Duck (Duck through with posse of Scoter, West.), 3 Eider (Sud-ad Drakes through East.), 100 Common Scoter (Small loose ribbons through, West.), 6 Knot (Bleached posse off East.), 5 Bar-tailed Godwit (Mainly flushed up Ad.), 9 Whimbrel (Through as singles and small groups.), 3 Mediterranean Gull (2 off Ad plus 2nd Sum through West.), 1 Little Gull (Regular worn 1st Sum along surf, West then East, then West again.), 5 Little Tern (Through surf West.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Greenshank (on Simmonds' Scrape), 3 Little Gull (on Simmonds' Scrape), 10 Sandwich Tern (on Arnold's Marsh, including a just-fledged juvenile from somewhere) [Steve Gantlett]
Thursday 09 July 2020
3 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Surprise. Trying to sneak through low in the troughs, West.), 4 Teal (Ducks, West.), 10 Shoveler (In-off and over Reserve.), 1 Tufted Duck (Drake through West with posse of Scoter.), 200 Common Scoter (+, Loose ribbons through West.), 10 Goldeneye (Posse of 5 followed shortly after by second bunch of 5, West.), 24 Oystercatcher (2 off posse of 10 plus locals, West), 12 Golden Plover (Through high, West.), 2 Knot (Bleached jobbies, West.), 16 Dunlin (Pose of 10 biggest, West.), 15 Bar-tailed Godwit (Flushed up birds through with parties of Curlew, West.), 3 Whimbrel (Through with Curlew, West.), 40 Curlew (+, Steady trickle again, West.), 2 Kittiwake (Ad plus 1st Sum through West.),
1 Arctic Tern (Stooging around the surf foraging.) [Graham Fellows]
Wednesday 08 July 2020
1 Little Gull (one exquisite 1st summer moulting into adult winter watched for over half an hour as it foraged along the shoreline.) [David Griffiths]
1 Little Gull (east) [Brian Shaw]
Tuesday 07 July 2020
24 Common Scoter (20 west, 4 east), 1 Black-throated Diver (Adult summer plumaged west at 13:42. Spanking bird picked up about 400 metres out and completely, completely unexpected. Beautiful plumage even at 400 m.), 20 Gannet (at least, some fishing close in. 2nd years to adults), 3 Whimbrel (1 + 2 west), 10 Curlew, 1 Kittiwake (West), 8 Common Tern (max at any one time) [David Griffiths]
1 Black-throated Diver (Stunning, exquisite Full SP, (DG pick up), beat through West. What a a totally unexpected dream bird.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Great White Egret (Briefly on Don's pool, then flew onto pool behind Don's.), 4 Bearded Tit (Both sides of East bank. At least 2 juvs.) [John Fairey]
4 Balearic Shearwater (West, low in the troughs.), 1 Spoonbill (Teaspoon West over West Bank to Freshes.), 2 Knot (Partial flushed up in with Dunlin.), 3 Dunlin (SP through West.), 3 Bar-tailed Godwit (Flushed up SP, Singles through with Curlew), 4 Whimbrel (2+1+1, West), 30 Curlew (+, Constant trickle for the last week or so, through West), 1 Greenshank (West, unusual to see.), 2 Mediterranean Gull (Manky 1st Sum plus spanking Ad through West), 1 Puffin (Through West) [Graham Fellows]
2 Greenshank (On pools behind duck pond), 2 Mediterranean Gull (In field east of beach road. ) [Richard Petley]
3 Barn Owl (Update on the Barn Owlets here in the nest box in my garden - from the five eggs , three young hatched . Now about five weeks old , all are doing well . Mike Toms kindly came over to ring them this evening .) [Richard Price]
1 Spoonbill (adult roosting on Simmonds' Scrape), 11 Knot (8 on Simmonds' Scrape and 3 on Arnold's), 8 Dunlin (on Arnold's Marsh), 4 Ruff (on Simmonds' Scrape), 2 Greenshank (on Pat's Pool), 2 Little Gull (one on Simmonds' Scrape and one on Arnold's), 11 Sandwich Tern (on Arnold's Marsh) [Steve Gantlett]
Monday 06 July 2020
13 Curlew (Flew east over reserve), 1 Red-necked Phalarope (Still present) [David Fell]
2 Little Gull (Two, including adult summer, resting with gulls to east of Beach Road this morning. ) [Richard Petley]
1 Dunlin (on Pat's Pool), 4 Ruff (on Pat's Pool), 150 Black-tailed Godwit (circa, on Pat's Pool), 1 Green Sandpiper (on Pat's Pool), 2 Little Gull (on Simmonds' Scrape), 4 Common Tern (sitting on Simmonds' Scrape) [Steve Gantlett]
Sunday 05 July 2020
1 Red-necked Phalarope (Still present on Pat's Pool), 1 Little Gull (2cy on Pat's Pool) [Nik Borrow]
Saturday 04 July 2020
4 Lapwing (Ad plus two small chicks, Pat’s ), 7 Ruff (Various coloured scRuff’s, powederpuff and darknight.), 60 Black-tailed Godwit (At least, Pat’s ), 1 Spotted Redshank (SP Pat’s ), 1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat’s ), 5 Mediterranean Gull (3 off Ad’s plus 2nd and 1st Sum’s.), 1 Kittiwake (Ad West close inshore over surf.), 1 Little Tern (Through along shoreline West on a mission.) [Graham Fellows]
5 Ringed Plover (three adults and two juveniles on Swan Pool), 1 Dunlin (at Kelling Water Meadow), 5 Redshank (an adult with four medium sized chicks on Swan Pool) [Steve Gantlett]
Friday 03 July 2020
8 Little Egret (seven of them juveniles, sheltering from the wind west of the West Bank), 2 Ruff (on Pat's Pool), 43 Black-tailed Godwit (on Pat's Pool), 2 Greenshank (west), 1 Little Gull (first-summer on Simmonds' Scrape) [Steve Gantlett]
Thursday 02 July 2020
1 Teal (west), 1 Eider (moulting 2nd summer drifted east on tide), 350 Common Scoter (quite a movement - all west from a group of 3 upto long necklaces of about 75 birds. Mainly males.), 1 Fulmar (west), 3 Balearic Shearwater (Picked up straight out flying in front of a Coastguard Cutter, shearing east quite leisurely and then heading out NNE when near eastern edge of windfarm. ), 15 Gannet (mix of ages generally east inc 3-4 2nd year birds), 1 Dunlin (east), 5 Bar-tailed Godwit (singles west), 35 Curlew (all west - 1s, 2s, 3s and a group of 11), 1 Mediterranean Gull (1st summer east. ), 3 Little Gull (2 different near adults/moulting adults and a 1st summer in heavy moult. Feeding actively along the surf line.), 1 Common Tern (fishing close inshore), 3 Guillemot (east at speed), 1 Razorbill (adult in SP flying west not far off beach) [David Griffiths]
7 Eider (Usually moulting group drifting West.), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Through West.), 4 Whimbrel (Through West mixed in with Curlew.), 20 Curlew (+, Through West. Movement out of Netherlands.), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Ad feeding offshore), 1 Little Gull (Ad West close inshore again.), 6 Common Tern (+, Ploughing West.), 2 Arctic Tern (Meandering through West.), 2 Little Tern (Through West.) [Graham Fellows]
2 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male), 1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove (Incubating eggs/chicks), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush (Still in song), 1 Blackcap (Still in song), 1 Chiffchaff (Still in song) [David Fell]
Wednesday 01 July 2020
9 Eider ( Raft of 7. Selection of 1st Sum Drakes, Ducks plus eclipse Drake. Plus 2 off 1st Sum (DG) Off East Bank), 1 Greenshank (Pat’s.), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Lone 1st Sum hanging around offshore.), 4 Little Tern (Trundling West close inshore.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Little Ringed Plover (Juv Serpentine), 3 Dunlin (Sum pl Serpentine), 2 Common Sandpiper (Serpentine), 2 Sedge Warbler (East Bank), 1 Reed Warbler (East Bank), 8 Bearded Tit (About this number heard/seen along East bank, some juvs) [David Fell]
2 Eider (1st Sum Drakes drifting East.), 10 Gannet (+, East offshore.), 10 Little Egret (Pat’s, at least 3 off Juvs.), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Through West offshore.), 2 Whimbrel (Singles through West with trickle of Curlew, offshore.), 20 Curlew (+, Trickle through West.), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Single 1st Sum West offshore.), 10 Common Tern (+, Trickle through West offshore), 1 Arctic Tern (West, along shoreline (TD pick-up)), 1 Guillemot (Through East at pace.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Little Ringed Plover (adult on Simmonds' Scrape), 1 Little Gull (1st-summer on Simmonds' Scrape) [Steve Gantlett]
33 Curlew (on Highway Marshes) [Steve Gantlett]
Tuesday 30 June 2020
2 Wigeon (Pr through West.), 3 Fulmar (At least West), 15 Gannet (+, Mainly Ad West. Another nice 1st Sum, Cory’s look-a-like ;~)).), 2 Dunlin (SP along shoreline West.), 2 Ruff (Cream puff and Black Night, Pat’s.), 60 Black-tailed Godwit (+, Frenetically feeding across Pat’s. Spanking SP jobbies.), 1 Green Sandpiper (Pat’s.), 6 Mediterranean Gull (+, Several Ad plus an array of 1st Sum.), 25 Common Tern (+, Shifts up and down the tideline.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male in the air at the same time as the kite and buzzard), 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl (Day time hunting), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush (Still singing), 1 Chiffchaff (Singing) [David Fell]
1 Knot (on Arnold's Marsh), 1 Dunlin (on Arnold's Marsh), 1 Ruff (on Pat's Pool), 73 Black-tailed Godwit (on Pat's Pool), 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult on Simmonds' Scrape), 1 Little Gull (on Simmonds' Scrape) [Steve Gantlett]
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