September 2009 Sightings

Published by SECOS the Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 10:59 PM . 2 comments. Permalink.

WILDFOWL AT EHF/PHF

COUNT

WADERS AT EHF/PHF

COUNT

Mallard

regular, no count

Black Tailed Godwit

singles on 21st & 23rd to 25th

Teal

regular, max 350 on 21st

Common Sandpiper

a single on 1st

Pintail

regular, max 2 on 30th

Dunlin

regular, max 2 on 5th

Shoveler

regular, max 30 on 19th

Green Sandpiper

regular, max 7 on 2nd

Wigeon

regular, max 41 on 30th

Curlew

regular, max 47 on 4th

Gadwall

a single on 11th

Snipe

regular, max 20 on 13th

Ringed Teal

a single on 17th

Redshank

1 on 4th, 2 on 5th
　 　

Little Ringed Plover

a single on 1st
　 　

Ruff

regular, max 7 on 15th
　 　

Ringed Plover

a single on 29th
　 　

Greenshank

a single on 1st
　 　

Wood Sandpiper

a single on 8th
　 　

Sanderling

singles on 14th & 15th
　

elsewhere

a Barnacle Goose was at WLF on the 24th ~ 5 Little Grebe were at CF on the 6th ~ 6 Great Crested Grebe were on WLF on the 24th

　

RAPTORS AND OWLS

COUNT

Kestrel

regular in the Flashes area

Buzzard

common in the SECOS area with 20 over EHF/PHF on the 13th

Hobby

regular sightings at EHF/PHF, 2 on the 23rd, and 1 over MGT on the 20th

Osprey

one over EHF on the 25th

Goshawk

one at PHF on the 13th
　

GULLS

COUNT

BH Gull

regular at EHF/PHF, 1300 in the roost on the 30th

LBB Gull

regular at EHF/PHF, 337 on the 30th

YL Gull

regular at EHF/PHF, 7 on the 16th
　

OTHER SIGHTINGS

150 House Martins were over EHF on the 3rd ~ 31 Tree Sparrows were at EHF on the 9th ~ Wheatears were at EHF on the 9th and Green Lane, Elton on the 18th ~ 2 Whinchat, 6 Skylark, 60 Greenfinch and 60 Goldfinches were at MGT on the 20th ~ Kingfishers were recorded at FF,RF and Rode Pool. Water Rails were at WLF on the 17th and EHF on the 19th ~ a Garden Warbler, 4 Chiff Chaff and a Willow Warbler were at EHF on the 8th ~ a Yellow Wagtail was at EHF on the 3rd ~ Ravens were over EHF on the 10th and Green Lane on the 26th ~ a Willow Tit was at the FF feeders on the 24th and 3 Swifts were over Sandbach on the 5th

 

Comments

  1. Golden Oriole

    11:02 PM, Tuesday, September 1, 2009 . Publisehd by BG

    one for several minutes feeding on berries along a tree-lined edge of the industrial area at Macon Way/Hungerford Road, on the outskirts of Crewe town centre mid-morning

    BG
  2. SECOS Field Trip – Hilbre Island, Wirral - 20th September

    9:40 AM, Monday, September 21, 2009 . Publisehd by John Thompson

    Notable sightings include Red-throated Diver, Black-necked Grebe, poss. Slavonian Grebe, Gannet, Little Egret, Pintail, Common Scotor, Peregrine, Grey Plover, both Godwit, Whimbrel, Skua, Guillemot.
    36 species seen in all by the group.

    Thanks to Peter Roberts for leading the trip.

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