[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Various sites #6817

Also on 24th – Lune from Sunderland Point
720 black-tailed godwit on East side by Crook Farm
Lapwing 650
Golden plover 21
Wigeon 160
Red-breasted merganser 3
Great crested grebe 1

60 goldfinch in Overton village behind the pub

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Aldcliffe geese #6773

Presumably an additional 3 White-fronted geese were on the saltmarsh with greylags at 11.45am opposite the Golden Ball. Also 240 wigeon, 11 gadwall, 8 teal, 3 goosander and 2 goldeneye on the river.

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Yellow-browed Warbler – Leighton Moss #6654

Yellow-browed warbler still present about 50m from the Causeway 2.30pm

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex #6161

A few sightings from here over the last few days :
9th – Hobby
8th – green sandpiper, ringed plover flyovers
7th – merlin, 13+ pied wagtail and 8 meadow pipits following our machines, wheatear
6th – yellow wagtail, 2 wheatear, 271 teal, 18 wigeon, at least 3 spotted redshank and 6 greenshank

The diggers have finished working now and the tides this weekend should fill some of the pools a bit more

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Leighton Moss Evening of the 25th #6080

Friday afternoon – yellow wagtail flying around the Eric Morecambe pool and a spotted redshank on the Allen pool

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Eric Morecambe Complex & Leighton #5979

2 juvenile red kites followed silaging tractor for a few minutes just east of the pools at 12.20 then drifted north along the ridge east of Leighton Moss. Also Mediterranean gull with the gulls following the tractor

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Carnforth slag tips July 13th 2022. #5808

Also 649 Eider and a female common scoter in with them, 6 goosander, 1 teal, 441 Curlew, 509 oystercatcher, 12 ringed plover and 56 lapwing at high tide.

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Red-rumped swallow #5662

Well done Neil, shame it moved on so soon

[Nick Godden]

in reply to: Stone Jetty #5542

13/5/22 6.30-7.20
Kittiwake c.45 out
Red-throated diver 4 out
Gannet 7

14/5/22 6.15-9.50
Skua sp light morph in at 7.55 too distant to ID
Gannet 24
Eider 112
Kittiwake 15 out
Red-throated diver 1 out
Whimbrel 1
Sanderling 2
Swallow 53
Sand martin 2

[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

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