July 10th. Birds around included a Roseate Tern, first seen heading slowly south in the morning and again in the late afternoon heading out into The Wash, a Marsh Harrier, 4 Whimbrel, a Greenshank, 5 Snipe, a Mediterranean Gull, 30 Swallow and a Yellow Wagtail. On Jackson's Marsh were 130 Black-tailed Godwit and 3 Sandwich Tern; and on Tennyson's Sands 13 Spoonbill. Heading north were 24 Swift.
A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 6 new birds: 2 Whitethroat, a Linnet, a Yellow Wagtail and 2 Dunnock; and 3 retraps: a Sedge Warbler and 2 Dunnock. |
| Yellow Wagtail, ringed 10th July 2018. Photo - George Gregory |
Willow Warbler ringed Wenden Lofts, Essex 5 August 2016; controlled GPBO 22 April 2018.
Reed Bunting ringed Wrentham, Suffolk 21 December 2017; controlled GPBO 14 May 2018.
Great Tit ringed Kenilworth, Warwickshire 11 November 2017; controlled GPBO 30 March 2018.
Great Tit ringed Kilnsea, Yorkshire 28 March 2018; controlled GPBO 30 March 2018.
July 9th. Birds around included 21 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 7 Little Ringed Plover, a Mediterranean Gull, 2 Snipe, a Green Woodpecker, 49 Swallow, 41 House Martin, and 6 Starling. On Tennyson's Sands were 14 Spoonbill and a Cetti's Warbler; and on the shore a male Pintail, 4 Whimbrel, 250 Curlew, 174 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Sanderling, 164 Dunlin, a Little Stint, 111 Redshank, 2 Yellow-legged Gull and 176 Sandwich Tern. Going south were 6 Common Scoter, 5 Little Egret, a Buzzard, the first Arctic Skua of the year and 19 Swift; and north 100 Common Scoter.
A morning ringing session in East Dunes yielded 13 new birds: a Wren, 6 Whitethroat, a Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, a Blackcap and 2 Dunnock; and 6 retraps: 2 Whitethroat, a Wren, 2 Great Tit and a Sedge Warbler.
Little Ringed Plover chicks brooded by parent, 9th July 2018.
Video - Ben Ward
Recently fledged Spoonbill food begging, 9th July 2018.
Video - Ben Ward
A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 8 new birds: a Wren, 2 Great Tit, 2 Whitethroat, a Sedge Warbler, a Goldfinch and a Blackcap; and 5 retraps: 2 Dunnock and 3 Great Tit.
Hummingbird Hawk-moth, 8th July 2018.
Video - Ben Ward
Video - Ben Ward
Gatekeeper, 8th July 2018.
Photo - Ben Ward
Photo - Ben Ward
Six-spot Burnet Moth, nectaring on Vipers Bugloss, 8th July 2018.
Photo - Rob Watson
Photo - Rob Watson
Little Ringed Plover, 8th July 2018.
Photo - Ben Ward
Photo - Ben Ward
A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 13 new birds: 3 Whitethroat, 3 Great Tit, a Sedge Warbler, a Linnet, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, a Goldfinch and a Blackcap; and 6 retraps: 3 Whitethroat, a Blue Tit, a Reed Bunting and a Wren.
Ringing Control:
Barn Owl, ringed GPBO 7 June 2014. Controlled Eastville, Lincolnshire 9 June 2018.
July 6th. On Jackson's Marsh were 100 Black-tailed Godwit and 3 Spoonbill (later on Tennyson's Sands). Around were 10 Stock Dove, 30 Swift, a Hobby, a Grasshopper Warbler and 2 Grey Wagtail. Flying south was a Whimbrel.
A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, including the seventh session of CES, with Mike Polling and Sam Prettyman, was productive. The 61 new birds were 6 Wren, a Chiffchaff, 3 Robin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Great Tit, 12 Sedge Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 19 Whitethroat, a Reed Warbler, a Blue Tit, a Linnet and 3 Dunnock. The 26 retraps were 5 Sedge Warbler, 3 Blackbird, 2 Great Tit, 6 Dunnock, 6 Whitethroat, a Long-tailed Tit, a Chaffinch, a Willow Warbler and a Blackcap.
July 5th. Birds around included a Snipe, a Kingfisher, a Green Woodpecker, a Short-eared Owl, a Peregrine, a Hobby, 45 Swallow, a Yellow Wagtail, a Grasshopper Warbler and 40 Starling.On Tennyson's Sands was a Pochard; and on Jackson's Marsh were 6 Spoonbill, 2 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 94 Black-tailed Godwit, a Snipe and a Common Sandpiper. Heading south were a Little Ringed Plover, a Golden Plover, 4 Whimbrel, 40 Curlew, 80 Swift, 58 Sand Martin and 3 Yellow Wagtail; and north 3 Swift and a Sand Martin.
A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Keith Collett, yielded 18 new birds: a Wren, 11 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap and 4 Dunnock; and 9 retraps: 5 Whitethroat, 3 Dunnock and a Chiffchaff.
July 4th. Flying south over Mill Hill at 1700hrs were 4 Bee-eater; and north a Swift. On Jackson's Marsh were 3 Spoonbill and 22 Black-tailed Godwit; on the Mere a Bearded Tit; on Tennyson's Sands a male Pochard; and on Croftmarsh 4 Little Ringed Plover. In the northern part of West Dunes was a Nuthatch. Around were a male Pintail, 2 Grey Heron, a Whimbrel, a Greenshank, a Green Woodpecker, a Peregrine, 12 Swallow and 17 Starling.
A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 19 new birds: 2 Wren, a Chiffchaff, 9 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, a Coal Tit, a Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Swallow and a Dunnock; and 3 retraps: a Whitethroat, a Reed Bunting and a Chaffinch.
Late News of a Ringing Control:
Goldcrest, ringed GPBO 18 October 2015. Controlled Eversdorf, Germany 7 November 2015.
July 3rd. On Tennyson's Sands were 6 Spoonbill. Birds around were a Cuckoo, a Hobby, 5 Swallow and 25 Starling. Going south was a Swift.
A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 10 new birds: a Chiffchaff, 6 Whitethroat, a Blackcap, a Great Tit and a Great Spotted Woodpecker; and 5 retrap Whitethroat.
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker, ringed 3rd July 2018. Photo - George Gregory |
A morning ringing session in East Dunes yielded 8 new birds: a Great Tit, 5 Whitethroat, a Redstart and a Coal Tit; and a retrap Whitethroat.
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| Redstart, ringed 2nd July 2018. Photo - George Gregory |
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| Coal Tit, ringed 2nd July 2018. Photo - George Gregory |
A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 13 new birds: a Wren, a Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, a Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, a Blackcap and a Dunnock; and 6 retraps: 3 Whitethroat, a Dunnock and 2 Blue Tit.
