Saturday 15 August 2020
2 Water Rail (Behind the hide on East Bank), 3 Ruff (Snipe’s marsh), 1 Green Sandpiper (Snipe’s marsh ), 1 Common Sandpiper (Snipe’s marsh) [Nigel Young]
1 Pied Flycatcher (East end of Gramborough Hill) [Chris Cook]
1 Pied Flycatcher [Michael Roe]
Friday 14 August 2020
1 Pied Flycatcher (Private garden ) [Kath & Mick Claydon]
3 Eider (Trio from this am drifting back East.), 1 Sooty Shearwater (In from the East close inshore less than 300yds, 3:15pm. It’s silver linings to our cloud. Phwoooor! ), 15 Arctic Skua (Including a family group of 4. At least one or two educational birds. Brilliant!), 1 Great Skua (Could be same bird as this am, semi-distant.), 2 Mediterranean Gull (Juvs West.), 6 Little Gull (4 off clean, crisp Juvs plus Ad with Juv, West.), 3 Kittiwake (Worn Ad plus 2 off Juvs, West.) [Graham Fellows]
2 Eider (Eclipse Drakes drifting West.), 5 Fulmar (Stoofing East and West), 3 Manx Shearwater (Troupe leisurely through East.), 15 Knot (+, Small gangs through West.), 25 Arctic Skua (Continuous trickle of Juvs plus odd Ad, West. Some harassing Terns and loafing on sea before renewing their badgering.), 1 Long-tailed Skua (Juv through West with a Juv Arctic Skua. First ‘thigh-rubbing’ moment of the Autumn. Always a great thrill. Fantastic to get prolonged views from East to West 300yds out.), 1 Great Skua (Juv through East in second gear.), 2 Mediterranean Gull (Moulting Juvs, one East trailing leg. Other West.), 1 Little Tern (Juv foraging East then back West.), 2 Guillemot (Foraging off the Wreck.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Teal (new), 2 Snipe (soggy field south of the pool), 4 Black-tailed Godwit (flyovers), 1 Greenshank (flyover), 25 Swallow, 15 White / Pied Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 3 Chiffchaff, 135 Starling, 21 Linnet [Steve Hale]
Thursday 13 August 2020
1 Great White Egret (Perched high in trees on west side of Snipe's marsh.), 7 Common Sandpiper [Kerry Harris]
3 Green Sandpiper (snipes marsh), 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redstart (along hedge), 1 Pied Flycatcher (south end of lane) [Brian Shaw]
2 Ringed Plover (Quags), 1 Dunlin (Quags), 10 Snipe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull,
70 Swallow, 22 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chiffchaff, 170 Starling (circa), 12 Goldfinch [Steve Hale]
1 Little Egret, 5 Ruff, 4 Green Sandpiper [Steve Hale]
Wednesday 12 August 2020
3 Whinchat (1 in field south of Gramborough and 2 on fence line), 2 Pied Flycatcher (I only saw 1 of the 2 ) [David Fell]
1 Fulvous Whistling Duck (hybrid still on Snipes), 1 Water Rail (Juv feeding brazenly out in open), 4 Green Sandpiper (Snipes), 12 Pied Wagtail (Salthouse fields), 1 Whinchat (on fence line south of Gramborough), 7 Stonechat (Gramborough Hill), 1 Garden Warbler (Gramborough Hill - in main copse),
2 Pied Flycatcher (Gramborough - ta to JF - main copse) [David Griffiths]
1 Common Scoter (Male on sea), 1 Sparrowhawk (Male perched and preening), 1 Whimbrel (Fly over), 100 Swallow (Large number (some martins) over water and cattle field then moving on to be replaced with more.), 3 Stonechat (2 males and a juv), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaff (All in a small clump of trees) [David Fell]
2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Whimbrel (flyover), 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Chiffchaff, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Greenfinch [Steve Hale]
Tuesday 11 August 2020
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel (Resident pair), 3 Barn Owl (2 seen AM 1 seen PM), 2 Green Woodpecker (Very vocal), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Bullfinch [David Fell]
Monday 10 August 2020
1 Ruff (Juv, Serpentine.), 1 Greenshank (Serpentine), 2 Green Sandpiper (Serpentine), 1 Common Sandpiper (Serpentine) [Graham Fellows]
1 Roseate Tern (Juvenile, cruised slowly east close in off Coastguards.) [Trevor Davies]
2 Eider (Juvs through West.), 2 Great Crested Grebe (Through West, then second through East. May well be same bird tho.), 2 Arctic Skua (Harassing Terns, successful at times, distant tho.), 2 Great Skua (Lumbering East.), 1 Roseate Tern (Advanced Juv close in through the surf, East, moulted mantle and scaps, 'cold' plumage cast, wings comparatively short. What a treat. (TD, DG) ) [Graham Fellows]
34 Teal (Mostly west. 19 largest flock.), 32 Common Scoter (20 east (4 & 16) 12 west (4 & 8)), 1 Great Crested Grebe (East), 1 Fulmar (East), 3 Dunlin (West), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (West with Dunlin), 1 Arctic Skua (Harassing Sandwich tern then flying west) [David Fell]
3 Snipe (In muddy area in field south of pool.) [David Fell]
1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Stonechat (juvenile), 5 Chiffchaff,
1 Pied Flycatcher (Down the track to the pool, in sycamores on right before gate) [Steve Hale]
Sunday 09 August 2020
100 Gannet (+, Steady stream of various ages East. Masterclass.), 1 Arctic Skua (2nd Sum PP in off out of the Frett harassing the hard working Sandwich Terns to relinquish their latest catch. Successful, then melted back in to the murk. Magic stuff...what we’ve been waiting for. ), 1 Great Skua (Wide-screen as it thundered by close-in as soon as the Frett lifted. Phwoooor!), 12 Little Tern (+, Incl a number of Juvs. Some good news.) [Graham Fellows]
4 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 6 Curlew, 2 Redshank,
1 Wood Sandpiper, 12 Swallow,
1 Stonechat, 3 Chiffchaff [Steve Hale]
Saturday 08 August 2020
4 Golden Plover (Through high, East.), 1 Great Skua (In from the West. Lumbering East. First since before Lockdown.), 1 Kittiwake (Crisp Juv foraging just offshore briefly, East.), 5 Common Tern (Juv’s more evident, single 1st Sum again.) [Graham Fellows]
Friday 07 August 2020
7 Eider (Long staying moulting gang of 6, plus single Drake, drifting East on rising tide.), 2 Goosander (Drakes through at pace, West.), 80 Gannet (+, Big push East, Ad and Sub-ad.), 1 Marsh Harrier (Juv flopping East, a struggle, way out. (DG pick-up)) [Graham Fellows]
1 Water Rail (Snipes marsh), 3 Golden Plover (Serpentine), 6 Dunlin (Serpentine), 1 Green Sandpiper (Snipes marsh), 1 Tawny Owl (Heard 8.10 am North Foreland), 3 Yellow Wagtail (I saw one but 3 seen by other birder), 1 Wheatear (On fence east of Arnolds Marsh), 2 Cetti's Warbler (Main reedbed off east bank & the skirts) [David Fell]
4 Golden Plover (on the Serpentine), 2 Knot (on Arnold's Marsh), 17 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult on Arnold's Marsh) [Steve Gantlett]
Thursday 06 August 2020
4 Stonechat (GHill),
1 Pied Flycatcher (Gramborough Hill courtesy of SG), 25 Linnet [David Griffiths]
1 White Stork (High over Hilltop, then coastguards, then high west. Found by Andy Johnson, photos by Gerry Sabran.) [Trevor Davies]
2 Sparrowhawk (Both juvs very vocal probably needed food.), 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard yaffling), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [David Fell]
4 Little Grebe (Snipe's), 17 Cormorant, 22 Little Egret, 9 Grey Heron [David & Pat Wileman]
8 Grey Partridge (in Eye Field), 2 Golden Plover (on the Serpentine still), 13 Dunlin (on Arnold's Marsh), 89 Black-tailed Godwit (on Arnold's Marsh), 2 Spotted Redshank (on Pat's Pool), 1 Green Sandpiper (on Pat's Pool), 2 Common Sandpiper (on Snipe's Marsh), 3 Mediterranean Gull (on Arnold's Marsh), 26 Sandwich Tern (on Arnold's Marsh), 1 Common Tern (on Arnold's Marsh) [Steve Gantlett]
12 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper [Steve Hale]
1 Wheatear (at Gramborough Hill), 1 Pied Flycatcher (at Gramborough Hill) [Steve Gantlett]
Wednesday 05 August 2020
2 Spoonbill (Two late on flying west over the Harbour and appearing to be coming down half way along the south side), 1 Hobby (Walking along the sea wall , one flashed through west ), 3 Whimbrel (At least three flying , feeding and resting around the tidal channel of the Glaven as it comes into the Harbour) [Richard Price]
2 Golden Plover (on the Serpentine), 159 Lapwing (on Pat's Pool), 5 Dunlin (on Pat's Pool), 15 Ruff (on Pat's Pool, including the first juvenile), 1 Green Sandpiper (on Pat's Pool), 1 Common Sandpiper (on the Serpentine) [Steve Gantlett]
7 Little Grebe (Adult pair + 5 growing chicks still, from 18 July at least), 3 Green Sandpiper [Steve Hale]
Tuesday 04 August 2020
1 Spotted Redshank (On Pat’s Pool in transition plumage), 2 Green Sandpiper (On Pat’s Pool) [Steve Chapman]
1 White-tailed Eagle (Probable imm through West, 10am, Blade height, bombed by a Gannet as it trundled on.) [Graham Fellows]
22 Little Egret (Snipes Marsh, looking like The Everglades!) [Trevor Davies]
200 Lapwing (circa, on Pat's Pool & Simmonds' Scrape), 10 Ruff (on Pat's Pool), 1 Green Sandpiper (on Pat's Pool), 1 Green Woodpecker (calling from North Foreland) [Steve Gantlett]
Monday 03 August 2020
1 Hobby (east) [Brian Shaw]
1 Caspian Gull (Spanking Juv, Larophile’s delight, Pat’s. First of the season.) [Graham Fellows]
20 Teal (Through West.), 1 Shoveler (West with posse of Teal), 5 Eider (Loafing off Wreck.), 120 Common Scoter (+, Loose scruffy bunches and ribbons mostly West.), 2 Spoonbill (Teaspoons, West over West Bank out over Freshes.), 96 Oystercatcher (Through in posse’s West.), 8 Sanderling (Some now looking greyer than of late.), 6 Dunlin (West), 15 Bar-tailed Godwit (Still moving West in their best waistcoats.), 30 Whimbrel (+, Incl a posse 16, effervescent piping as they came through, West.), 1 Greenshank (West, high over West Bank, out over Freshes.), 6 Turnstone (West), 1 Mediterranean Gull (1st Sum moulting to 2nd Win.), 1 Common Tern (1st Sum West.), 4 Little Tern (West) [Graham Fellows]
1 Spoonbill (juvenile on Arnold's Marsh), 2 Water Rail (1 adult and 1 separate juvenile on Pat's Pool), 4 Ringed Plover (1 adult and 3 nearly fledged young on Gramborough Pool, the third successful brood there this year), 7 Dunlin (on Gramborough Pool), 59 Curlew (on Swan Pool), 1 Green Sandpiper (on Pat's Pool), 1 Common Sandpiper (on the Serpentine), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult on Pat's Pool), 3 Stonechat (a chacking pair and a juvenile at Gramborough Hill) [Steve Gantlett]
1 Green Sandpiper (Snipe's Marsh) [Steve Hale]
Sunday 02 August 2020
3 Whimbrel (1 & 2 flying west calling as they went.) [David Fell]
1 Little Gull (1st-summer on Arnold's Marsh), 2 British Yellow Wagtail (with the cows by East Bank), 4 Cetti's Warbler (a brood of 4 newly fledged chicks beside the footpath opposite the end of Old Woman's Lane) [Steve Gantlett]
7 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper [Steve Hale]
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