Pallas's Warbler

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

Friday 30 January 2015


                                                                     Whooper Swans.


                                 Greylag Geese are usually fairly scarce at Donna Nook.


      Birds on the frozen and snowy southern fields included 55 Whooper Swans, 13 Mute Swans, 350 Brent Geese, a Greylag Goose, Little Egret, 800 Wood Pigeons, 25 Curlews, 240 Lapwings, 350 Golden Plovers, 160 Skylarks and a Common Buzzard.   On the restricted open water of the flashes were 12 Little Grebes, 20 Mallard and 42 Teal.   A Water Rail, 3 Rock Pipits and a Water Pipit were nearby and a further 24 Rock Pipits and 32 Snow Buntings were on the outmarsh.

Tuesday 27 January 2015

      A circuit of the realignment area and the shore between Stonebridge and Pye's Hall produced some interesting counts.   Waders were 950 Oystercatchers, 190 Redshanks, 150 Lapwings, 340 Golden Plovers, 110 Grey Plovers, 120 Sanderlings, 450 Dunlin, 150 Knot, 132 Curlews and 10 Bar-tailed Godwits.   Wildfowl were 940 Brent Geese, Black Brant, 2 Mute Swans, 245 Shelducks, 54 Mallard, 47 Teal and 6 Wigeon.   Other birds of note were 9 Little Egrets, Grey Heron, 6 Cormorants, 6 Little Grebes, 2 Grey Partridges, Sparrowhawk, Song Thrush, 95 Reed Buntings, 26 Corn Buntings, 8 Lapland Buntings, 70 Skylarks, 30 Rock Pipits and 12 Goldfinches.

Sunday 25 January 2015



                                                                     Whooper Swans

      55 Whooper Swans on the fields at the south end with 14 Mute Swans, Greylag Goose, 400 Golden Plovers, 120 Lapwings and 70 Curlews.   On the flashes and scrape were 75 Teal, 7 Little Grebes, 3 Cormorants, Common Snipe and 2 Little Egrets.   The Water Pipit was on the outmarsh again along with 5 Rock Pipits, 30 Snow Buntings and 2 Jack Snipe.   350 Brent Geese and 21 Cormorants on the shore and 7 Red-throated Divers north at sea.

Friday 23 January 2015

      54 Whooper Swans and 11 Mute Swans on the fields at the south end.   A hard overnight frost resulted in fewer waders on the fields with just 30 Lapwings, 40 Golden Plovers and 62 Curlews.   A Water Pipit was new on the outmarsh.    Also noted were 36 Teal, 16 Mallard, 8 Little Grebes, Little Egret, 40 Sanderlings, 60 Dunlin, Common Buzzard, 600 Wood Pigeons, 4 Rock Pipits, 4 Meadow Pipits, 10 Yellowhammers, 60 Linnets, 5 Blackbirds, Song Thrush and a Mistle Thrush.

Thursday 22 January 2015

      The Black Brant was found again between Stonebridge and Pye's Hall with 1,100 Brent Geese which included 3 pale-bellied birds.   Other birds of note here and around the realignment area were 150 Teal, 3 Wigeon, 290 Shelducks, 105 Redshanks, 42 Oystercatchers, 190 Golden Plovers, 17 Grey Plovers, 230 Lapwings, 280 Dunlin, 17 Curlews, 3 Grey Herons, 15 Little Egrets, 4 Cormorants, 9 Little Grebes, Merlin, Sparrowhawk, 25 Linnets, 9 Rock Pipits, 33 Reed Buntings, 24 Corn Buntings, Song Thrush, 7 Blackbirds, 3 Robins and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Monday 19 January 2015

      Birds on the southern fields this morning included 52 Whooper Swans, 14 Mute Swans, 350 Golden Plovers, 250 Lapwings, 3 Curlews, Grey Heron and Common Buzzard.   On the flashes were 69 Teal, 27 Mallard, Greylag Goose, 4 Coots, 8 Little Grebes, Little Egret and 3 Redshanks.   The hard frost resulted in a few thrushes appearing along the sea-bank, hence 11 Song Thrushes, 5 Blackbirds and a Fieldfare.   Also here were 24 Reed Buntings, 9 Yellowhammers and 5 Linnets.   A Collared Dove and 2 Rock Pipits on the beach and a Peregrine harrying 500 Knot without success over the open shore.   300 Brent Geese flew south.


Sunday 18 January 2015

      The WeBS count between Stonebridge and Pye's Hall produced 140 Redshanks, 40 Curlews, 2 Lapwings, 470 Dunlin, 80 Sanderlings, 350 Oystercatchers, 150 Golden Plovers, 118 Grey Plovers, 3 Knot, Turnstone, 4 Brent Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 255 Shelducks, 79 Teal, 116 Mallard, 3 Little Egrets, 13 Little Grebes, Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine, 70 Skylarks, 4 Rock Pipits and 34 Twite.

Saturday 17 January 2015

      Very quiet at the south end this morning.   Still 49 Whooper Swans on the fields with 11 Mute Swans, 700 Golden Plovers and 170 Lapwings.   Also seen were 2 Little Grebes, 3 Coots, 20 Teal, Common Snipe, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel.   On the outmarsh and shore were 40 Snow Buntings, 12 Reed Buntings, 5 Yellowhammers, 7 Rock Pipits, 13 Skylarks, 16 Linnets, 32 Bar-tailed Godwits and 500 Knot.   A Red-throated Diver flew north at sea.

Friday 16 January 2015

      Counts for the realignment area plus the shore between Pye's Hall and the RAF base.   The Black Brant was relocated with 180 Brents on the realignment and there were also about 600 other Brents to and fro especially at the Grainthorpe end.    Other wildfowl were 55 Mallard, 97 Teal and 320 Shelducks.   Waders were 140 Redshanks, 600 Oystercatchers, 50 Dunlin, 30 Sanderlings, 47 Curlews, 350 Lapwings, 46 Golden Plovers and 3 Ruffs.    Other waterbirds included 26 Little Egrets, 5 Grey Herons, 6 Cormorants, Mediterranean Gull and 9 Little Grebes.
      A party of 16 Corn Buntings was a welcome find, also a Lapland Bunting, 170 Skylarks, 2 Pied Wagtails, 2 Rock Pipits, 18 Linnets, 75 Goldfinches, Goldcrest, Hen Harrier, 2 Kestrels and a Peregrine.

Wednesday 14 January 2015

      49 Whooper Swans and 12 Mute Swans on the fields at the south end along with 220 Lapwings, 260 Golden Plovers, 750 Wood Pigeons and a Common Buzzard.   Not much on the dunes, best being 4 Teal, Little Grebe, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush and Goldcrest.   On the shore were 65 Curlews, 7 Redshanks and 6 Cormorants.

Sunday 4 January 2015

Late news from 2nd.

      CA recorded the Black Brant, a Merlin, 2 Peregrines and a Kingfisher between Stonebridge and Pye's Hall.   2 Stonechats at the south end.


      On the fields at the south end this morning (4th), there were 40 Whooper Swans, 14 Mute Swans, 37 Curlews, 450 Golden Plovers, 107 Lapwings, 95 Brent Geese and 25 Meadow Pipits.   On the dunes and flashes were 46 Teal, 8 Little Grebes, 3 Common Snipe, Merlin, Common Buzzard, Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Fieldfares, 2 Song Thrushes, 20 Linnets and a Pied Wagtail.
      60 Snow Buntings on the salicornia beds and 6 Rock Pipits on the outmarsh.   On the shore were 70 Sanderlings, 12 Bar-tailed Godwits and 8 Cormorants.   5 grey geese south over the sea.


     

Thursday 1 January 2015

      Not much seen in the strong SW wind.   Whooper Swans on the fields were down to just 6 birds along with 11 Mute Swans, 380 Brent Geese, 60 Golden Plovers, 60 Curlews and 14 Meadow Pipits.   On the dunes were 6 Little Grebes, 3 Coots, Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrels, 2 Redwings, Song Thrush and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.   10 Cormorants on the sea and shore.