A drake Gadwall was on the Main Pond with a
Raven overhead the only other news reported.
Thursday 28 February 2013
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Wednesday 27th February 2013
Three Gadwall and a Shoveler were on the Main Pond with three
Red-throated Diver and a Great-crested Grebe offshore. Counts from
the estuary included 735 Oystercatcher, 550 Dunlin, 181
Curlew, 151 Bar-tailed Godwit, 80 Grey Plover, 55+
Knot and 41 Redshank.
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Tuesday 26th February 2013
Counts from the estuary included 800+ Dunlin, 201 Curlew, 161
Brent Geese, 86 Grey Plover, 70 Knot, 41 Teal, 19
Shelduck, 15 Wigeon and the Slavonian Grebe. Elsewhere two
Slavonian Grebe were offshore and three Gadwall and a Grey
Wagtail were on the Main Pond.
Monday 25 February 2013
Monday 25th February 2013
Records from the estuary included 153 Curlew, 90 Bar-tailed and
two Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Knot, 31 Redshank, 22
Shelduck, 18 Teal, four Wigeon and the Slavonian
Grebe. Elsewhere a Short-eared Owl was reported,
three Gadwall on the Main Pond and half a dozen Water Rail are
still around the wetter areas.
Sunday 24 February 2013
Sunday 24th February 2013
Records from the hide included 250 Brent Geese, 29 Bar-tailed and
three Black-tailed Godwit, 20+ Teal, 17 Shelduck, 17
Wigeon, a Slavonian Grebe and a Greenshank. Elsewhere a
pair of Shoveler were on the Main Pond, a Green Woodpecker showed
well near the Visitor Centre whilst offshore there were just a single
Red-throated Diver and five Great-crested Grebe.
Saturday 23 February 2013
Saturday 23rd February 2013
A single Red-throated Diver flew south offshore with just six
Great-crested and two Slavonian Grebe on the sea. The resident
Slavonian Grebe was in the estuary with 212 Bar-tailed Godwit, 200
Brent Geese, 50+ Common and a Mediterranean Gull, 35
Teal, 26 Wigeon, 21 Shelduck, four Black-tailed
Godwit, a Lapwing and an Avocet with a Whimbrel
reported. Elsewhere a female Shoveler was on the main Pond and a
Sparrowhawk was around the feeders.
Friday 22 February 2013
Friday 22nd February 2013
The Slavonian Grebe was in the estuary with 300+ Brent Geese, 22
Turnstone, two Peregrine and an Avocet.
Thursday 21 February 2013
Thursday 21st February 2013
Counts from the estuary on a dropping tide included 800 Oystercatcher,
200+ Dunlin, 50+ Curlew, 21 Teal, 17 Shelduck and
seven Black-tailed Godwit.
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Tuesday 19th February 2013
Four Tufted Duck (mmff)
were off Warren Point with a single Red-throated Diver also offshore.
Elsewhere the Slavonian Grebe was in the estuary with 663
Oystercatcher and 195 Brent Geese.
Monday 18 February 2013
Monday 18th February 2013
Counts from the estuary included 204 Grey Plover, 77 Knot, 37
Shelduck, 23 Bar-tailed Godwit, 11 Ringed Plover and 11
Lesser Black-backed Gull, the latter welcome spring migrants.
Sunday 17 February 2013
Sunday 17th February 2013
Counts from the estuary included 231 Grey Plover, 168 Brent Geese,
111 Curlew, 94 Knot, 84 Redshank, 63 Teal, 46
Snipe, 20 Bar-tailed Godwit, 19 Sanderling, 12 Ringed
Plover, eight Goldeneye and the Slavonian Grebe. Offshore
a Little Gull flew east
with a Slavonian Grebe and a Red-throated Diver on the sea.
Saturday 16 February 2013
Saturday 16th February 2013
A single Red-throated Diver and a Slavonian Grebe were offshore
with two drake Shoveler on the Main Pond and a Kingfisher by the
First Pond.
Friday 15 February 2013
Friday 15th February 2013
A single Red-throated Diver and 20 Great-crested Grebe were
offshore with the Water Pipit
again on the 7th fairway and 320 Brent Geese, 158 Grey Plover
and the Slavonian Grebe in the estuary.
Thursday 14 February 2013
Thursday 14th February 2013
Off the seawall there were two Slavonian Grebe and a single
Red-throated Diver. Elsewhere a Water Pipit was on the 7th
fairway, with 220 Grey Plover, 155 Brent Geese, 56 Knot, 33
Shelduck and the Slavonian Grebe in the estuary.
Tuesday 12 February 2013
Monday 11 February 2013
Monday 11th February 2013
Four Red-throated Diver were offshore with 34 Great-crested and a
Slavonian Grebe. A Red-necked Grebe was also reported. Elsewhere at least
one Water Pipit was on
the Golf Course and the Slavonian Grebe was in the estuary.
Sunday 10 February 2013
Sunday 10th February 2013
Seawatching after the rain produced eight Red-throated Diver south
with four more on the sea with six Common Scoter.
Elsewhere the Slavonian Grebe was in the estuary with two
Mediterranean Gull (ad & sw) whilst on the Golf course there were two
Water Pipit and a
White Wagtail with 13 Pied Wagtail and 10+ Rock Pipit.
Saturday 9 February 2013
Saturday 9th February 2013
Two Slavonian and 44 Great-crested Grebe were offshore with a
Great Northern and seven Red-throated Diver and four Common
Scoter. Elsewhere nine Goldeneye were in the estuary,
at least three Redwing were on site, a Grey Wagtail was at the
seawall and the almost hand tame Knot is still feeding in puddles near
the Visitor Centre.
Friday 8 February 2013
Friday 8th February 2013
No news was received but late news included four Gadwall on the Main
Pond, with single Avocet, Greenshank and Slavonian Grebe in
the estuary.
Thursday 7 February 2013
Thursday 7th February 2013
The Slavonian Grebe was in the estuary with 12
Lapwing, two Goldeneye and the second winter Mediterranean
Gull. Details have already come back for a Russian metal ringed Brent
Goose recorded at the weekend. A male it was ringed as an adult on
30/07/2008 on Middle Beacon Island, Taymyr, Krasnoyarsk some 4679km away and
this is the first sighting since ringing.
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Tuesday 5 February 2013
Tuesday 5th February 2013
The Slavonian Grebe was in the estuary with 125
Redshank and 95 Teal. Elsewhere a Red-throated Diver 27
Great-crested Grebe and seven Razorbill were offshore.
Monday 4 February 2013
Monday 4th February 2013
The Slavonian Grebe was in the estuary with 373
Brent Geese and 18 Turnstone. Elsewhere 21 Great-crested
Grebe were offshore with three Little Grebe and two Coot on
the Main Pond.
Knot 02/02/13 © Andrew Cleave
Sunday 3 February 2013
Sunday 3rd February 2013
Offshore the Black-throated Diver was very
distant off the seawall with at least 18 Red-throated Diver, 35+
Great-crested Grebe and 15 Common Scoter, the first double
figure count this year. Elsewhere the Slavonian Grebe, five
Goldeneye, a female Pintail, a Greenshank and an
Avocet.
Saturday 2 February 2013
Saturday 2nd February 2013
Offshore a Black-throated Diver was off
the seawall with at least eight Red-throated Diver, 30
Great-crested and a Slavonian Grebe. The resident Slavonian
Grebe was in the estuary with 12 Goldeneye, a female Shoveler,
120 Redshank and a good count of 64 Snipe, flushed from the
Saltmarsh by a Peregrine. Elsewhere the first Grey Wagtail of the
year was around the Main Pond were a second Coot has also arrived.
Wildlife news - At least one Harbour Porpoise was offshore, a scarce visitor to this corner of Lyme Bay.
Wildlife news - At least one Harbour Porpoise was offshore, a scarce visitor to this corner of Lyme Bay.
Friday 1 February 2013
Friday 1st February 2013
Counts from the estuary included 387 Brent Geese, 203
Grey Plover, 105 Knot, 94 Curlew, 54 Bar-tailed
Godwit, 48 Shelduck, c30 Wigeon, two Pintail and a
Shoveler. Elsewhere two Water Pipit were near the hide
and offshore there were 59 Great-crested Grebe, eight Red-throated
and a Great Northern Diver.
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