[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Sunday morning – 11/12/22 #6711

Hi Pete. I too saw your Med. Also the merganser– which I photographed as it was impersonating a local Goosander.

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[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Sunderland Point, Middleton Wader Roost #6644

Terrible. Roughly how many waders were disturbed in total, Alan?

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex #6517

50 Skylark mobile on the saltmarsh. Kingfisher on Allen Pool.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Various from this morning #6452

A juvenile Hobby S over Heysham Head yesterday 13 Oct (Dave Hawkins)

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Various from this morning #6390

More Hobby records from Lune at Ashton;

one 1 Oct
one 24 Aug

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Pink-footed geese #6193

Skein of 42 high SSW over West Lancaster 1151

Osprey S over Lancaster Castle and beyond 1156

Meadow Pipits heard moving over the town centre also

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Arnside stints and curlew sandpipers #6145

Dave Hawkins:

Arnside Kent estuary 2:30-4:30pm;

1 Little Stint

3 Curlew Sandpiper

1 Greenshank

1 Wheatear

32 Goosander

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Leighton Moss #5928

Jenny Brown’s Point high tide this afternoon:

Oystercatcher 680
Mallard 107 (roost)
Redshank 6
Curlew 3
Common Sandpiper 2

Yellow Wagtail on the saltmarsh at SD469736.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Temminck’s Stint Conder Green #5913

The well-twitched Temminck’s Stint still present this morning. Also 9 Greenshank. (S. Coyle).

The popular Temminck's Stint present again at Conder Green this morning. https://t.co/zBTPnnhVCF https://t.co/46aV8OupVP

— Lancaster & District Birdwatching (@LDBWSnews) August 1, 2022

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Zeiss binoculars #5633

Hi night of joy– are these still for sale? Email [email protected] if so

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Whimbrel – Quernmore #5402

Hi Rosie, Pete’s WM field is FLL parcel BQ6. Marked as LDBWS FLL (functionally linked land) because of Whimbrel, Curlew, Lapwing and Oystercatcher etc. usage.

There were also 24 Whimbrel and two Stonechat at BQ2 (Blea Tarn!) this evening– thanks I. Hartley.

My map attached– surely other fields and parcels up there with similar interest so six-figure grid refs very useful. Thanks Pete.

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[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Willow warblers & Swallows, Aldcliffe area #5201

A new one for my LDBWS feeding station list– an Osprey over NE over this afternoon.

14 Linnets and a Brambling feeding on the deck.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield / Various Aldcliffe #5154

Evening addendum:

Common Sandpiper feeding by Millennium Bridge.

Barn Owl hunting Aldcliffe Marsh N.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield / Various Aldcliffe #5151

LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield

0730, 2 degrees Celsius, light frost:

Linnet 14
Reed Bunting 8
Stock Dove 8
Chaffinch 6
Mallard 4
Goldfinch 2
Brambling 1

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Overhead: vis mig Siskins and my first Tree Pipit of the year northbound here.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Scoters over Freehold #5128

Did you get any audio of wingbeats or was it too windy?

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Aldcliffe / Fairfield various #5074

LDBWS Feeding Station 0900 2 degrees Celsius, bright.

Linnet 15
Reed Bunting 10
Chaffinch 9
Stock Dove 2
Brambling 2

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Now that the field has been ploughed the Linnets are more inclined to use the tables rather than the ground feeding– has anyone got any niger seed or sunflower hearts going spare they could donate? Linnets eating both at the moment. Reply here or email me via [email protected] if so. Thanks!

LDBWS feeding station: now the field has been ploughed the Linnets are mainly using the tables– and woe betide any Chaffinch, Brambling or Reed Bunting that dares to sample their seed. pic.twitter.com/96lLm7wbzZ

— Lancaster & District Birdwatching (@LDBWSnews) April 1, 2022

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Leighton #5069

”Highlights of morning (30th March) visit to the saltmarsh hides at Leighton Moss. 3 med gull on Allen pool. 5 ruff plus good blackwit roost of approx 2100 with redshank and handful of dunlin on Eric Morecambe pool. Also a smart male RB merganser and 60+ avocet”

Thanks Philip Grounds, per Twitter.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Ken Harrison #5065

Ken’s funeral is at Accrington Crematorium– this Thursday at 11PM (Thanks for the info Alasdair McKee).

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Common Scoter #5024

Two parties of Common Scoter migrating E over Cavendish Street Lancaster this evening: first at 2215, second at 2228.

Also Golden Plover, Oystercatcher and Redshank heard on the move.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Fairfield / Aldcliffe #5014

*Recreational Disturbance Event:

Time and Date: 1630 21/3/22

Site: Conder Green

Form of disturbance: single dog walker with one dog

Birds seen to be disturbed / description of disturbance: 60 Wigeon, 4 Avocets, 4 Shelduck, 10+ Redshank, 2+ Oystercatchers forced to take flight when dog walker (having accessed saltmarsh from Glasson) reached edge of Conder creek at SD454561 Wigeon were displaced c800m. The dog was off-lead but not out of control– indicating that mere presence at such sensitive spots (well away from public rights of way) is enough to create problems.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Fairfield / Aldcliffe #5002

Cheers Jon. Roughly how many geese were displaced?

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Fairfield / Aldcliffe #4991

*Recreational Disturbance Event:

Time and Date: 1130 19/3/22

Site: Aldcliffe Marsh

Form of disturbance: single jet skier

Birds seen to be disturbed / description of disturbance: 900 Pink-footed Goose– flushed from outer marsh to inner marsh– birds displaced c500m. Flock then alert for 10 mins plus.

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If you would like to document recreational disturbance of birds in coastal / estuarine parts of our district please add them to the website in a format similar to the above.

I will then forward them to Mandy Knott– the Coastal Lead Adviser for Morecambe Bay, Wyre and Lune Estuaries for
Natural England. Mandy is keen to receive them and factor them into plans for minimizing recreational disturbance.

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Fluke Hall Long-billed Dowitcher #4963

This bird still intermittently present there most days. Seen this morning (thanks Andrew Cornall).

Later flushed but back on the flood there this afternoon (thanks Paul Ellis).

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield #4958

LDBWS Feeding Station 1345:

9 degrees Celsius, breezy, showery.

Chaffinch 28 (22 of which female– males on breeding territory somewhere?)
Woodpigeon 13
Reed Bunting 12
Stock Dove 9
Linnet 8
Brambling 3 (2 fems)
Meadow Pipit 3 (first record of MP seen eating LDBWS seed)
Long-tailed Tit 1

Fieldfare 60 in Pony Wood

[Dan Haywood]

in reply to: Aldcliffe Marsh #4955

This afternoon;

Aldcliffe Marsh S

Pink-footed Goose 750
Tundra Bean Goose 1

Aldcliffe Marsh N

Pink-footed Goose 500
Canada Goose 3
Greylag Goose 3

A14:

Redshank 19
Pied Wagtail 18 (mostly males)
Teal 15
Meadow Pipit 14
Shelduck 4
Reed Bunting 4
Green Sandpiper 1

A5:

Black-tailed Godwit 53
Wigeon 45
Curlew 4
Oystercatcher 4

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