The only records received were of a feeding flock of 6 House Martin and 20 Swallow around the West Dunes Sycamore Plot and a first-summer female Peregrine around.
May 9th. Heading
south were 2 Swift, 6 Whimbrel, a Spotted Redshank,
3 Greenshank, a Marsh Harrier, 21 Buzzard, 16 Jay (plus 4 which U-turned), 17 Yellow Wagtail and an Alba Wagtail; south-east a Grey Heron; east 5 Curlew; north 10 Ringed Plover and 55 Common Scoter; and north-east 3 Black-tailed Godwit. Birds around included 82 Dark-bellied
Brent Goose, an Eider, a Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Cuckoo, 900 Oystercatcher, 1100 Grey Plover, 4 Whimbrel, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 14 Turnstone, 3000 Knot, 5290 Sanderling, 4000 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, a Kittiwake, a Little Gull, 22 Little Tern, a Hobby, a Peregrine, 19 Jay, a Redwing, a Spotted
Flycatcher and 2 Wheatear.
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| Little Tern, 9th May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
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| Ringed Plover, on nest scrape, 9th May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
May 8th. A vocal Temminck’s Stint flew around the Shorebird Sanctuary and presumably
headed off south. Heading south were 42 Swallow and 14 Yellow Wagtail. Birds around
included 59 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Mute Swan with 7 cygnets, an Eider, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 6 Cuckoo, 1200 Oystercatcher, 450 Grey Plover, 180 Ringed Plover,7 Whimbrel, 3500 Sanderling, 2200 Dunlin, a Common Sandpiper, 22 Little Tern, a Mediterranean
Gull, a Buzzard, 28 Jay, a Garden
Warbler, 2 Redwing, a Firecrest,
a Redstart, a Spotted Flycatcher and a Stonechat. Heading south were 3 Yellow Wagtail.
May 7th. A Black Kite arrived from the north, possibly from the sea, mid-morning and toured the reserve seemingly in no hurry to depart, It eventually drifted off to the south-west. Heading south were a Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 15 Buzzard, 22 Jay, 5 Yellow Wagtail, a Blue-headed Wagtail,
an Alba Wagtail and 2 Siskin. Birds around included an Eider, 2 Red-breasted
Merganser, 6 Cuckoo, 110 Grey Plover, 270 Ringed Plover, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 15
Turnstone, 900 Sanderling, 1000 Dunlin, a Spotted Redshank, a Greenshank, 18
Little Tern, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrine, 11 Jay, a Firecrest, 2 Treecreeper and a Redwing.
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| Knot, 8th May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
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| Sanderling, 8th May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
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| Double Rainbow, 8th May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
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| Sunset, 8th May 2020. Photos - Ben Ward |
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| Black Kite, 7th May 2020. Photos - Kev Wilson |
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| Little Tern, Sanderling and Dunlin, 7th May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
May 6th. Heading
south were a Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 3
Sand Martin and 2 Yellow Wagtail, In off the sea came a Grey Heron. Birds
around included a Grey Partridge, 70 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, an Eider, 5 Cuckoo, 680 Oystercatcher, 90 Grey Plover, 270 Ringed Plover, 6 Whimbrel, 20
Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 90 Knot, 14 Turnstone, 1400 Sanderling, 900 Dunlin, 600 Knot, a Greenshank, a Mediterranean Gull, a Peregrine, 3 Jay, 3 Redwing, a Pied Flycatcher, a Black Redstart, a Redstart
and 4 Wheatear.
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| Wheatear, 6 May 2020. Photo - Rebecca Hardwick |
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| Redstart, 6th May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
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| Eider, 6th May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
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| Sunrise, 6th May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
May 5th. Birds
around were an Eider, a Cuckoo, 800 Oystercatcher, 90 Grey Plover, 318 Ringed
Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 6 Turnstone, 400 Sanderling, 900 Dunlin, a Greenshank, 21 Little Tern, a
Mediterranean Gull, a Merlin, a Hobby, 2 Jay. Heading south were 2 Yellow
Wagtail. Heading north was a Red-throated Diver.
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| Small Copper, 5th May 2020. Photo - Sarah Hunter |
May 4th. Birds
around included a Cuckoo, 700 Oystercatcher, 216 Ringed Plover, 4 Whimbrel, 13
Turnstone, 118 Sanderling, 114 Dunlin, 2 Spotted
Redshank, 2 Greenshank, a male Marsh Harrier, a Peregrine and 2 Wheatear.
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| Sanderling, 4th May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
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| Redshank nest, 4th May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
May 3rd. Birds
around included 4 Cuckoo, 287 Ringed Plover, 12 Whimbrel, 896 Dunlin, a Snipe,
4 Spotted Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 124
Common Gull, a Peregrine, a Grasshopper Warbler and 6 Wheatear. Heading south
were a Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard and 3 Yellow Wagtail.
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| Ringed Plover, 3rd May 2020. Photos - Ben Ward |
May 2nd. The
second-summer male Montagu’s Harrier was seen again in the morning from the
Wash Viewpoint. Birds around included 83 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Cuckoo, a
Snipe, 3 Spotted Redshank, a Marsh Harrier,
a Merlin, a Peregrine, a Grasshopper Warbler, a Black Redstart, and Greenland Wheatear.
May 1st. The
second-summer male Montagu’s Harrier was
again out from Wash Viewpoint sporadically throughout the day. 2 Osprey arrived midday with one heading south and another fishing off-shore briefly before departing to the
north. A Black-throated Diver was on
the sea in the morning. Heading south were 3 Spoonbill, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 200 Sandwich Tern, 3 Sparrowhawk,
5 Marsh Harrier, 9 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Hooded
Crow and 14 Yellow Wagtail. Birds around included 3 Cuckoo, 2 Peregrine, 40
Jay, a Black Redstart, 10 Wheatear
and a Tree Sparrow.
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| Wheatear 1st May 2020. Photo - Ben Ward |
