Tuesday, 12th July 2016

Offshore

30 Common Scoters west, 1 Red-breasted Merganser west, 6 Gannets west and 4 Sandwich Terns.

Others 

1 Little Egret, 8 Ringed Plovers, 240 Lapwings, 6 Knots, 9 Dunlins, 215 Curlews, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 85 Redshanks and 1 Med. Gull.

 

 Common Sandpiper

 

Ringing

We recently received the details from the BTO of a number of recoveries involving Lesser Redpolls either ringed or controlled at the Obs this Spring, and the more interesting ones are detailed below,

 

Z382847   3   23/10/2015   Bestwood, Nottinghamshire.

                      06/05/2016   Fleetwood Bird Observatory.

                      196 days   158 km   309 deg NW

 

Z623319   4   28/04/2016   West Tofts, Norfolk.

                      06/05/2016   Fleetwood Bird Observatory.

                      8 days   297 km   303 deg WNW

 

Z571473   6M   30/04/2016   Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

                          06/05/2016   Fleetwood Bird Observatory.

                          6 days   187 km   315 deg NW

 

Z860465   5M   17/04/2016   Fleetwood Bird Observatory.

                          23/04/2016   Calf of Man, Isle of Man.

                          6 days   118 km   278 deg W

 

Note the rapid recovery of these birds. It just shows how mobile Lesser Redpolls are!