This afternoon there were signs that some more migrants had arrived with four Lesser Whitethroats in song. There were still no Garden Warblers or Grasshopper Warblers but in the Deep Pit a Black Tern was hawking for insects. It had a very buoyant flight as it rose above the water, flying into the wind. When it spotted [...] [...]
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This evening, at the Starling roost, a strange, pale individual was noticed, raising hopes of a Rose-coloured Starling. Unfortunately better views showed that its wings and tail were paler than its body, making a leucistic variant more likely. There was also an aberrant Lesser Black-backed Gull, which JMD managed to photograph. PS. [...] This evening two Ruff and two Dunlin dropped in, onto the Slurry Lagoon. There were also about 120 Sand Martins, 340 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1,000 Black-headed Gulls. RW. [...] This afternoon the Swallows and House Martins were gathered on the wires by the railway bridge when they all took off in alarm as a Hobby made an appearance. They all flew together and kept above and behind it, some making stoops to drive it away. The Hobby seemed unconcerned, making a couple of stoops [...] [...] During the course of the afternoon three separate Whimbrels flew through the site, going south. There were also a Ringed Plover and a juvenile Little Ringed Plover on the Slurry Lagoon.The flock of Lesser Black-backed Gulls contained a Yellow-legged Gull, and several Yellow Wagtails flew through. In the Deep Pit at least two, possibly four, [...] [...] A Green Sandpiper was again feeding in the shallow water in front of the reeds on the extreme left of the Slurry Lagoon and a single Black-tailed Godwit was sleeping among the roosting ducks. Again about 600 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were divided between the wet and dry ends of the Slurry. JMD. [...] The Green Sandpiper was heard calling early in the afternoon as it left the Slurry Lagoon. Later there were five Black-tailed Godwits feeding and resting on the Slurry Lagoon, in the shallow water. There were also about six hundred Lesser Black-backed Gulls and the female Pochard still has all three ducklings. PS. [...] The gull roost on the Slurry Lagoon is beginning to build up again and today there were about sixty Black-headed Gulls, including about ten juveniles and several Lesser Black-backs. Suddenly a fox dashed out of the reed-bed, grabbed one and disappeared again. All of the gulls took to the air but soon settled back down [...] [...] A female Pintail was on the Slurry Lagoon today, along with two juvenile Shelduck. The flock of Lesser Black-backed Gulls topped 1,000 and included four Herring Gulls, a Great Black-backed Gull and a Yellow-legged Gull. A flock of eighteen Wigeon flew over in the evening, going south. There are still some Swallows feeding young in a [...] [...] Three Yellow-legged Gulls and a Great Black-backed Gull were amongst the over 500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls on the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon. In the bushes nearby was a family of Reed Warblers, just out of the nest. Also seen yesterday on the Slurry Lagoon was the Peruvian Ruddy Duck, just back after a summer’s absence. [...]  |
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