Pallas's Warbler

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

Sunday 30 June 2013

    Yet another month has flown by!   Today's seawatch lasted for an hour and a quarter and produced 10 Gannets, 23 Sandwich Terns, 9 Shelducks, 145 Common Scoters, one Tufted Duck and 4 Cormorants.   Coming in from the sea and turning mostly NW were 92 Common Swifts, 30 Swallows, House Martin and 4 Sand Martins.   Birds onshore included 52 Curlews, one Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Oystercatchers, 7 Sanderlings and a Yellow-legged Gull.    The best birds on the dunes were 4 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Tree Sparrows, 6 Cuckoos, 6 Little Egrets, 4 Kestrels and a Grey Partridge.

Saturday 29 June 2013

A one and a half hour seawatch up to high tide produced northerly passage of 12 Gannets, 15 Sandwich Terns, 3 Common Terns, 2 Cormorants, Guillemot, 100 Common Scoters and a Red-throated Diver in full summer plumage.   Presumably the same diver flew south about ten minutes later along with 3 Gannets, another Guillemot and a Kittiwake.   The only waders seen were 2 Oystercatchers, 6 Curlews and 2 Dunlin.   Over the land were 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, 2 Cuckoos, 3 Yellow Wagtails and a Corn Bunting

Wednesday 26 June 2013

Mostly the expected summer species at Quad 3, but some early forerunners of autumn seen.   Six parties totalling 64 Curlews passed high to the NW, plus 8 more birds on the shore.   Also 22 Black-headed Gulls NW , while 56 Common Swifts in from the sea continued NW or SW and 3 House Martins and 9 Swallows SW.   Other birds of note included 2nd cy male Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrels, 4 Cuckoos, 4 Collared Doves, 8 Little Egrets and a Grey Heron.
 
 

Sunday 23 June 2013

 Not much today in the cold wind and squally showers between Stonebridge and Pye's Hall, hence just 3 Cuckoos, 4 Reed Warblers, 7 Common Swifts, 2 Little Egrets, one Grey Heron, 8 Oystercatchers, 9 Redshanks, one Tufted Duck and 16 Shelducks plus 8 young.

Saturday 22 June 2013

    The wind was too strong for much on the landward side where the best were 24 Common Swifts SW, 2 Cuckoos, Kestrel and 4 Yellow Wagtails.   Out on the shore and at sea were 66 Sandwich Terns, 3 Common Terns, 8 Gannets, 5 Fulmars, 4 Cormorants and a Brent Goose.

Wednesday 19 June 2013

  It was very quiet at Quad 3 today, hence 4 Kestrels, Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Cuckoos, 4 Little Egrets and 7 Common Swifts.

Tuesday 18 June 2013

Sunday 16 June 2013

17th Late news

At Quad 3 there were 5 Little Egrets, Grey Heron, Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrels, at least 5 Cuckoos, the first-ever June record of a Jay, 15 House Martins, 5 Swifts, 2 Grey Partridges and 21 Cormorants.
 

16th
At Quad 3 this morning 120 Common Swifts flew SW.   Also 40 House Martins, Hobby, 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Kestrels, 4 Grey Herons, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Turtle Doves, 6 Cuckoos, 7 Curlews, one Gannet and 23 Sandwich Terns.

Saturday 15 June 2013

Stonebridge to Pye's Hall in the squally showers of this morning.   Most noteworthy were 52 Oystercatchers, 5 Redshanks, 15 Sanderlings, 2 Curlews, 2 Kestrels, Common Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, 9 Cormorants, 3 Little Egrets, 20 Shelducks plus 6 young, 2 Tufted Ducks, Mediterranean Gull, 4  Reed Warblers, 4 Cuckoos and 21 Common Swifts.
There was also a rufous-phased Cuckoo in North Somercotes this afternoon

Thursday 13 June 2013


The main birds in the Pye's area were just 22 Common Swifts as opposed to ca.400 yesterday, 3 Cuckoos, 2 Reed Warblers, 30 Oystercatchers, 7 Curlews, 3 Tufted Ducks, 22 Shelducks plus 8 young, 2 Cormorants, 15 Little Egrets, Kestrel and Common Buzzard.

Monday 10 June 2013

Quiet again at Quad 3 and little change from yesterday.   2 Grasshopper Warblers were the first for over a week, also 6 Common Swifts, Mistle Thrush, Cuckoo, 2 Turtle Doves, Corn Bunting, Common Buzzard, 60 Common Scoters and 76 Sanderlings.

Saturday 8 June 2013

It was certainly cold on the tide-line this morning. Between 1000 and 1100, there were just 7 Cormorants, 6 Sandwich Terns, 2 Shovelers, 7 Common Scoters and 54 Sanderlings.   On the landward side were 12 Common Swifts, 4 Mistle Thrushes, Corn Bunting, Willow Warbler, 2 Cuckoos and a Turtle Dove.

Friday 7 June 2013

Not a great deal at Quad 3 this morning, hence a Common Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Corn Buntings, 2 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Cuckoos, 6 Common Swifts and 2 Little Egrets

Thursday 6 June 2013

 It was nice to see a few waders in breeding plumage.   Best were 18 Oystercatchers, 13 Curlews, one Whimbrel, 9 Sanderlings, 9 Dunlin, one Turnstone, 2 Redshanks, 42 Ringed Plovers, 6 Little Egrets, 6 Shelducks, 4 Cormorants, 32 Canada Geese, one Greylag Goose, 7 Common Swifts and a Hobby.

Wednesday 5 June 2013

 The fret and drizzle combined with low temperatures didn't help at Quad 3 this morning.   Best were 4 Mistle Thrushes, 25 Common Swifts, 10 House Martins, Corn Bunting, Turtle Dove, 2 Sparrowhawks and ca.30 Common Scoters.

Monday 3 June 2013

Fairly quiet at Quad 3 this morning, hence 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Warblers, 2 Sedge Warblers, Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Swift, 2 House Martins, Corn Bunting, Cuckoo, Turtle Dove, 3 Collared Doves and a Song Thrush

Sunday 2 June 2013

  Nothing special seen between Stonebridge and Pye's Hall this morning:- Willow Warbler, Reed Warbler, 2 Cuckoos, 5 Little Egrets, Kestrel, Peregrine and 3 Common Buzzards.   Two of the buzzards were over the south end.   Heading north over the dunes were 22 Swallows, 3 House Martins, Common Swift and 12 Lesser Black-backs.

Saturday 1 June 2013

Best birds at Quad 3 this morning were 60 Common Swifts, 60 Swallows, 12 House Martins, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Sedge Warblers, Grasshopper Warbler, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Cuckoos, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Crossbills, Mistle Thrush, Corn Bunting and 2 Sandwich Terns.