Pallas's Warbler

Pallas's Warbler
Pallas's Warbler, Donna Nook 10th October 2010

Sunday 29 December 2013


 28th Went down to Quad 3 this morning, but still mostly underwater and plenty of seals in the flashes.   Very few birds about, hence 60 Lapwings, 195 Golden Plovers, 33 Curlews, 7 Redshanks, 9 Sanderlings, 12 Cormorants, Red-throated Diver, 30 Twite, 26 Goldfinches, 7 Blackbirds and a Fieldfare.

Monday 16 December 2013

15th

  All ready for some high Arctic festive cheer.   With the present southerly blow, I would have thought that the Ivory Gull would smell our seals.   Meanwhile, between Pye's Hall and Stonebridge this morning, there were 850 Lapwings, 400 Golden Plovers, 157 Redshanks, 7 Curlews, 350 Oystercatchers, 280 Dunlin, one Turnstone, one Common Snipe, 7 Brent Geese, 20 Common Scoters, 260 Teal, 54 Shelducks, 3 Cormorants, 10 Little Egrets, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Peregrine, Hen Harrier, 5 Rock Pipits, 10 Lapland Buntings, 22 Reed Buntings, 4 Twite, 30 Goldfinches, 48 Skylarks and a Redwing.

Saturday 14 December 2013

 Nothing special at Quad 3 this morning, hence 86 Pinkfeet, 6 Cormorants, 45 Bar-tailed Godwits, 35 Curlews, 40 Redshanks, 50 Dunlin, 2 Common Snipe, 61 Lapwings, Sparrowhawk, 20 Goldfinches and 50 Twite.

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Dense fog at first, but between Stonebridge and Pye's Hall were 230 Teal, 20 Mallard, 47 Shelducks, 400 Brent Geese, 80 Redshanks, 12 Curlews, 205 Oystercatchers, 53 Bar-tailed Godwits, 22 Grey Plovers, 17 Golden Plovers, 400 Dunlin, 60 Skylarks, 14 Rock Pipits, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Short-eared Owl and 7 Little Egrets.

Tuesday 10 December 2013

    A lot of my regular census area will be out of bounds for some time, so results for some species are not comparable to previous counts.   This morning, I saw 180 Pinkfeet heading south, 440 Brent Geese, 30 Lapwings, 42 Curlews, 15 Redshanks, 17 Oystercatchers, 25 Sanderlings, 20 Dunlin, Great Northern Diver, 3 Little Grebes and 8 Blackbirds.
 
At least the diesel generators have been winched out and recovered from the flash without causing any pollution.

Friday 6 December 2013

What a mess!   There are seals everywhere, including in the buckthorn, in the flashes and the grazing areas and inside the sea-bank.   All the targets and markers have been washed away and large sections have been bitten out of the dunes.   Two diesel generators, each the size of a 4x4 vehicle have been washed into the North Flash and up to now are not leaking.   I was unable to reach parts of my regular area and in consequence only recorded bits.   64 Brent Geese, 35 Lapwings, Heron, Little Egret, 4 Grey Partridges, 13 Twite and a Redwing.   Phil Espin at Pye's Hall recorded 20 Rock Pipits, 15 Lapland Buntings and a Hen Harrier.

Thursday 5 December 2013

 This morning was unremarkable, hence 570 Brent Geese, 36 Mallard, 15 Shelducks, 170 Golden Plovers, 240 Lapwings, 7 Turnstones, 36 Redshanks, 65 Curlews, 50 Sanderlings, 20 Dunlin, 13 Oystercatchers, 6 Bar-tailed Godwits, 3 Cormorants, 3 Little Grebes, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Merlins, Peregrine, Barn Owl, 2 Pied Wagtails, 20 Blackbirds, Mistle Thrush and 20 Greenfinches.

Monday 2 December 2013

   It was like a spring morning at Quad 3.   Best birds were 1,300 Brent Geese, 160 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Wigeon, Little Egret, 65 Curlews, 8 Redshanks, 480 Lapwings, 210 Golden Plovers, 50 Dunlin, 9 Sanderlings, Hen Harrier, Common Buzzard, 28 Greenfinches and a Kingfisher