Farmoor Reservoir 6 August 2023
09:00-11:00 Dunlin 3 Common Sandpiper 2 Swift 50+ Yellow-legged Gull (ad) Old Caley’s Diary
Carterton: 6th August
Carterton Wheatear: Has joined the minimum 5 yellow wagtails on the muckheap. Also 4 ravens together. 15:48. Mick Cunningham
Bird News Saturday 5th August
The American Golden Plover is still in the ploughed field at Myroe. (Dean Jones). The Black-winged Pratincole is still at Blanket Nook in Donegal. It is roosting at the Newton…
Saturday 5th August 2023
Belvide Resv 2x ad Arctic Tern, 2x Common Tern, 4x drake Common Scoter to 08:05 only, 17x Little Egret, 10x Common Sandpiper, 5x Ringed Plover, LRP, Dunlin, Hobby, Peregrine, YL…
Standlake Pit 60: 5th August
Standlake Pit 60 3 Mandarin Duck: fem/juv type. Dark billed ie not male. Hard to judge age in rain, though have breast streaks (juvs?). 13:10. Marsh Harrier: juv. V fresh.…
Bird News Friday 4th August
The Wood Sandpiper is still in flooded meadows at Canal Bank Road Poyntzpass. (Joe Devlin). Circa 100 Sanderling are at Magilligan (Donna Riddell) The Black-winged Pratincole is still at Blanketnook,…
Friday 4th August 2023
Middleton Lakes 2x Redshank, LRP, Great Egret, 2x Common Tern, Peregrine, Wigeon, (SPA) Blithfield Resv Spoonbill still, 3x Redshank, 3x Ringed Plover, Common Gull, juv Cuckoo, Redstart, (MDJ) – Spoonbill,…
Blenheim 4th August
Mallard – 200+. The photo below was overlooking the area below the cascades. Probably 200ish the photo at a rough count. Cattle egret – at least 7. Dave D saw…