[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex on 6th #5150

400+ Black-tailed godwit feeding in the Silverdale level crossing fields 7/4/22

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex #5022

A flock of common scoter heard flying over NE at 7.55pm

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Around the AONB / Leighton Moss #4795

Probably the same hawfinches (3 or 4 heard) late morning.

Water pipit at Leighton in a cut area near Causeway with 7+ pied wagtails. Bittern booming South of the causeway at the far end. Several Marsh tits now singing here and at Hale Moss Sd5077.

20-25 whooper swan at Holmere on 14th early morning only

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Wigeon, Teal, Moorhen, Jackdaw, Greenfinch #4793

I’ve regularly seen pre roost gatherings of up to 30-35 in Scale Hall, Morecambe and once just over 100 at Pine Lake NW corner.

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Morecambe black redstart #4641

Still present at 8.40 this morning on the pavement near the blue house

Rock pipit one either side of the battery

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex on 20th #4628

21/1/22

Great white egret 1
Pink-footed goose 597 moving between field at SD479725 and the Flood
Shoveler 101 including a few diving on the EM pool
Wigeon 280
Black-tailed godwit 39
Merlin 1

Silverdale level crossing fields
Greylag goose 305
Pink-footed goose 5
Curlew 28
Mistle thrush 6

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Warton Crag waxwing #4563

Very nice work party find for Chris Whiteman and Paula Davies

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Morecambe black redstart #4532

Not a surprise at all to find the black redstart still in the same area of Sandylands near the blue house about 11.05 this morning. Mostly using the gardens today. Don’t be put off by “no sign today” messages! It’s elusive and can easily go out of sight in the gardens or rocks but will surely remain all winter unless we get a spell of hard weather.

Also rock pipit again in the same area

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Leighton Mos and RSPB Warton Miers #4471

Leighton Moss this morning – 7 great white egret left the roost, 3 Marsh harrier, chiffchaff, 70 siskin, 5 mistle thrush, singing stock dove, 6 goldeneye. About 230 lapwing flew west in several flocks including a surprise ruff mid-morning.

Also spotted Redshank on the Eric Morecambe pool and 21 twite and c. 40 skylark at Bolton-Le-Sands.

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Morecambe black redstart #4430

Still present in the same area 13:45, moving between the rocks and adjacent gardens

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Leighton & Eric Morecambe Complex #4393

A chiffchaff on the blue gate path had an entirely white secondary on the right wing.
205 Pink-footed goose headed NE early morning

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Morecambe black redstart #4380

Overthe course of 20 minutes it worked its way all the way along the breakwater and then flew back to the promenade rocks by Craig Street

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex #4288

19/11 c.11:30
Water pipit flew over the path to the hides heading over the railway.

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex #4245

8/11/21
Wigeon 733
Pintail 361
Teal 397
Shoveler 36
Goldeneye 2
Little grebe 1
Great white egret 1
Chiffchaff 1
Goldcrest 2

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Leighton Moss on the 27th #4070

28th September quick check from Lilians

Black-tailed godwit 1370
Ruff 1

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex #3925

In addition to the above a tree pipit flew over south about 10am

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Sunderland Point #3872

3-4pm
Whooper Swan 1 with 23 mute swan on Lades Marsh
Eider 5
Shelduck group of 9 fledglings
Turnstone 2
Dunlin 5
Black-tailed godwit 1
Redshank 394
Lapwing 350
Curlew 286
Common tern 2ad
Swallow 44

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex #3778

Spoonbill 5
Garganey juv
Teal 112
Pintail 2
Greenshank 7
Black-tailed godwit 747
Redshank 386
Ruff 1
Little ringed plover 3
Dunlin 14

Barrow Scout
Teal 134
Garganey the regular drake still from Bride’s Seat
Great white egret 2

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex #3723

This morning from Crag Road
Little stint
Little ringed plover 4
Greenshank 9
Spoonbill 5
Teal 40

Barrow Scout
Teal f with 4 small chicks

Arnside Knott
Spotted flycatcher 2 about 200m south of the car park
Green woodpecker 1 on Heathwaite

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Keer Estuary/Warton slag tips. #3687

Slag tips 26/7 at high tide

Curlew 734
Oystercatcher 1460
Dunlin 19
Bar-tailed godwit 1
Eider 382
Goosander 15
Shelduck 18
Little egret 8

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Keer Estuary/Warton slag tips. #3673

Thanks to everyone who came for this morning’s walk, I hope you enjoyed it. Species I can think to add:
Eider 390
Curlew c200
Oystercatcher c400
Common sandpiper 2-3
Ringed plover 13
Dunlin 1
Turnstone 1
House Martin c. 30 giving fantastic point blank views below the high point of the track

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex #3614

12/7
Great white egret 4 includes at least one juvenile
Spoonbill 1
Teal 91
Spotted redshank 1
Greenshank 3
Dunlin 12
Common sandpiper 1
Lapwing 213
Avocet 7 chicks in 4 broods
Marsh harrier juvenile

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe from Viewpoint and Leighton on 7th #3209

Spoonbill on The Flood today viewable from the Crag Road and the train

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Bolton-Le-Sands and Crag Bank #3008

Crag Bank flood this afternoon
Water pipit 1
Little ringed plover 1
White wagtail 8
Pied wagtail 16

Grasshopper warbler reeling at Leighton Moss north of the causeway at lunchtime

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Leighton Moss #2935

Early morning tree pipit, little ringed plover and green sandpiper heading north plus a few each of Linnet and redpoll and 40+meadow pipit. Pair of garganey seen briefly in flight only. Two bittern booming and two others seen in flight.

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