by Dominic | Jan 1, 2017 | Longham Lakes
29th January Had a grey wet trip round the lakes this afternoon nothing new seen and only one Great White Egret about, and 46 Pochard spread about the two lakes. So that’s me done for January ending on 63 species seen for the month (Martin Wood.) 27th January Usual...
by Dominic | Dec 17, 2016 | Longham Lakes
So another year comes to an end. It was far from a vintage year for Longham Lakes, with just 116 species recorded, well down on last year (130). However, there were 2 species making their first appearance, Nightjar (May) and Little Stint (November-December). Other...
by Dominic | Sep 18, 2016 | Longham Lakes
30th November Much better views of the stint this morning along with several other observers. The consensus view is that the bird is a Little Stint albeit in unfamiliar plumage (George Green). Other good birds present included 3 Great Egrets and 8 Black-tailed...
by Dominic | Aug 23, 2016 | Longham Lakes
20th August Had walk round the south lake late morning early afternoon, 4 Swifts, lots of Sand Martins and House Martins over the lake. Also of interest were 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby over and a Pochard at the south end of the lake, and a Tufted Duck with 4...
by Dominic | Mar 7, 2016 | Longham Lakes
30th May I went to Longham this morning for a ringing session. It was surprisingly good considering that the wind was rather breezy. There were 21 new birds and 13 re-traps. These numbers were mainly boosted by a family flock of Long-tailed Tits, which included 7...
