September Round-up

September Round-up











3/9 6 Little Egrets,2 Black-tailed Godwit.
14/9 Black-tailed Godwit,2 Redshank,4 Common Sandpiper,3 Wheatear,LesserWhitethroat.

I have not been able to go out birding for the rest of  Autumn so i do not know what i have missed.So i will be back on the patch next year.

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AUGUST ROUND-UP

2/8 Black Tern,13 Common Sandpipers,Cetti's Warbler.
22/8 I have not been out birding because the South-west wind direction was not good but i will back at the patch on Saturday because the winds are turning to the South-east.
24/8 Hobby,30+Sandwich Terns,2 Curlew.

Patch Birding

It's not long now and i will be back at the patch in august looking for that London mega.

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Black Tern a new bird for the year, & 40+ Arctic Terns all going downriver.

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Three new birds for the year with: 2 Red Kite, Hobby, 6 Swift, and also i had a Whimbrel going upriver plus 9 Oystercatcher, and Common Sandpiper, 9 Common Buzzard together.
1st May 2 Ringed Plover, Wheatear f.

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Not a bad mornings birding with: Bar-tailed Godwit (Patch Tick), 2 Whimbrel, Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover, 24 Med Gulls, Buzzard.

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Migration was good today with Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail, Willow Warbler, & four adult med gulls.And on the way out two wheatear. Plus the usual curlews and oystercatchers.
The 19th a new bird that come into the patch today was a Greenshank.And also the med gull count increased to six
21st: Greenshank, And the Little Ringed Plover have increased to five.

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Not much happened today but i did find three avocet and also a movement of swallows over the patch today.

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What a great little mornings birding at the patch when i found a site 1st a HOOPOE.

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My migrants for March

20th Wheatear
21st 2 Little Ringed Plover
23rd 2 Common Tern
24th Hoopoe
28th 2 Sand Martins
29th Blackcap

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Today was a another good day with a new migrant for the year with 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVERS.

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Spring as arrived because today i had my first Wheatear of the year. Which was a nice male.