This morning at the new Workings a Golden Plover was present until 11am.
This afternoon 2 Stonechat and a Wheatear.
This Evening, a Kingfisher, 5 Snipe Common and Green Sandpipers and C.200 Pied Wagtails.
Sightings by Terry Norledge, Brian Stretch, Chris Grey and Oliver Wadsworth.
A cursory visit to the new workings this morning showed 2 greenshank, 1 common sandpiper, 2 snipe and 4 teal.
Dave B
This morning at the new workings:
The 2 Little Stints still present along with 4 Green Sandpipers.
Mid afternoon: 8 Snipe, Common and Green Sandpipers, ChiffChaff,
Kingfisher and the 2 Little Stints intil flushed by Sparrowhawk.
No further sign by 1830.
Sightings by Roger Blackmore and Oliver Wadsworth
This morning a Golden Plover made a brief visit (the first record of
the year) . Common and Green Sandpipers, Yellow wagtail and Snipe were
also present.
Late afternoon a Wheatear was seen in the main workings and 2 Yellow and 3 Grey Wagtails, 6 Snipe were in the area.
The 2 Little Stints were still on site till 1830 at least.
Sightings by Brian Stretch, Roger Blackmore and Oliver Wadsworth.
First post in a while so I will give a run down of the best sightings of the last week or so.
19/9: New Workings: Little Stint, Green and Common Sandpipers,
Greenshank and Yellow Wagtail. At Holt Praries, a Juv. Pied Flycatcher.
This is a first for the site.
20/9: New Workings: No sign of Little Stint. Greenshank, 4 Yellow
Wagtails, Green and Common Sandpipers. Holt prarie: Red Kite seen
perched on fence and then being mobbed by Jackdaws.
21/9: New Workings: 3 Wigeon, 11 Snipe, Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warbler and Chiff Chaff.
Snipe seen taken by Kestrel! Greenshank still.
22/9: New Workings: 4 Snipe, Green and Common Sandpipers, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Little Stint.
23/9 – Today -: New Workings: 2 Little Stint still. 3 Yellow Wagtails,
3 Wheatears, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Green and Common Sandpipers, A few
Skylark, Meadow Pipits and Swallows. 4 Wigeon, 2 Snipe, Greenshank
Today at the New Workings:
A 1st winter Common Tern spent most of the day fishing in the main pools. The Greenshank was present again as were Common and Green Sandpipers. A Whinchat was on the north fence.
A Common Hawker Dragonfly was noted.
In the evening, the Black Tailed Godwit returned along with 4 Wigeon.
Sightings by Dave.? Brian Stretch and Oliver Wadsworth
At the New Workings this morning:
Greenshank, common and Green Sandpipers were still present. The Autumns first Stonechat was showing at the North end of the pool on the West fence near the inlet.
This Evening a 1st winter Yellow legged Gull made a brief visit and a Whinchat joined the Stonechat on the fence. A Wheatear was on the Workings. There were also 2 eclipse drake Wigeon.
Sightings by Geoff Laight, Brian Stretch and Oliver Wadsworth.
The highlight of the day was a brief visit by an Osprey which was seen
fishing at the New Workings between 1.30 and 2 pm. Thanks to Terry
Jones for this sighting.
The Greenshank, common Sandpiper and Black Tailed Godwit were also seen later in the evening.
Brian Stretch and Oliver Wadsworth.
Photos by Oliver Wadsworth.
This morning at the New Workings, A Female Peregrine was seen with Greenshank, Yellow Wagtail, Green and Common Sandpipers.
2 Common gulls were also present and an adult Hobby flew through late afternoon.
Later on at 6.20pm the Black Tailed Godwit came in to roost.
Sightings by Brian Stretch, Wayne Dutton and Oliver Wadsworth.
A perfect day at GNW this morning, bright light, flat water, little wind. Having looked at the board I was bemoaning the absence of a kingfisher from my list this year when one flew into my scope vision and dived from the wire fence. Also present during my brief visit this morning were 3 grey herons (imm), green woodpecker, cormorant . female shovellor and 2 little grebe.
On leaving I spotted a little owl in the ususal tree.
Dave B