by Dominic | Dec 24, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Saturday 24th December As of today, a redhead (female/immature) Smew is back at Longham Lakes, found independently by Chris Parnell and George Green. Last winter there were up to 6 on Longham Reservoir South, and the first one appeared on December 1st. A great...
by Dominic | Dec 20, 2011 | Longham Lakes
The Longham Lakes Blue-winged Teal appears to have gone. It was last reported on 13th December. Bon voyage to a bird that gave great delight. Sunday 18th December Philip Horobin says: “It was a beautiful afternoon at Longham today. I parked the scope by the NW...
by Dominic | Dec 9, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Friday December 9th It was a case of almost back to normal at Longham Lakes today: hardly any birders around, but plenty of common birds. However, it is true that the Blue-winged Teal is still here, which makes true normality impossible. Apart from this, just a couple...
by Dominic | Dec 9, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Thursday 8th December The female/immature Blue-winged Teal was in its favoured corner (north-west) on Longham Reservoir South at lunchtime today, looking contentedly settled – not only in its choice of locality, but also in its regard for one of the local...
by Dominic | Dec 5, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Sunday December 4th The Blue-winged Teal remains on-site to the delight of the many who have gone looking for it. With so many birders present it was no surprise that lots of other birds were found, the pick being a first-winter Scaup picked out by Shaun Robson, plus...
by Dominic | Dec 4, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Saturday December 3rd All hell broke loose today at Longham Lakes when George Green, Dorset birder of long standing, managed to pick out a female Blue-winged Teal on Longham Reservoir South. The bird was associating with a couple of Shovelers and proving pretty...
