by Dominic | Dec 4, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Here are some recent records from Longham: 27th November: Single Goosander redhead on LR North (Chris Parnell). 20th November: 1 first winter Red-breasted Merganser at 7.30am on LR South (Robin Trundle). This is the 4th record for the site. 50 Lapwings settled on the...
by Dominic | Nov 1, 2011 | Longham Lakes
A Black Tern showed up on Longham Lakes this morning, showing superbly on Longham Reservoir North among the Black-headed Gulls. Paul Wilkins got this awesome picture: It’s a very late migrant, and the still obvious neck ring and scalloping on the wings shows...
by Dominic | Oct 19, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Tuesday 18th October. Chris Parnell: not much visible migration today, but there was a large flock of Goldfinches (I’d say 80+) and 2 Siskins. Also Treecreeper and the Whinchat still present. On a quick count 46 species in total
by Dominic | Oct 19, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Monday 17th September There was some light visible migration over Longham this morning 09.00-09.50, with totals as follows: Siskin 5, Lesser Redpoll 2 (south), Chaffinch 5 (south), Greenfinch 11 (south), Goldfinch 30 (mainly south), Linnet 17 (south), Pied/White...
by Dominic | Oct 15, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Saturday 15th October 2011 Chris Parnell’s records today: one superb Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 4 Stonechat the highlights today, plus 24 Wigeon, 2 Teal , and smaller numbers of Shoveler and Pochard. I think this is the first time that 3 chat species (Stonechat,...
by Dominic | Oct 14, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Friday 14th October Tons of birds around this morning – saw 61 species in 2 hours, which is seriously good. The Visible Migration season is in full swing, and was respectable even at Longham, where it’s usually dire. For those who don’t know, Visible...
