by Dominic | Oct 12, 2011 | Longham Lakes
11th October 2011 …life-changing? Well, not quite. But a Yellow-legged Gull is a good bird for Longham Lakes, and this afternoon’s visitor was only the 4th record, as far as I can tell. It was a good individual, too, a first winter with a good heavy bill,...
by Dominic | Oct 5, 2011 | Longham Lakes
4 Sand Martins at Longham Lakes today were almost the latest recorded here, but there was 1 stray on 13th October 2004. At least 100 Swallows passed south-east today in the two hours between 10.00 and 12.00, and there were a few reasonable birds around: a Bullfinch,...
by Dominic | Oct 5, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Tuesday 4th October 3 Wheatears beside Longham Lakes (above), and still 20 Shovelers (Chris Parnell).
by Dominic | Sep 28, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Wednesday 28th September Siskins have been in the news recently, with record numbers being seen on visible migration watches in Scotland and elsewhere, even from late August. Well, these small finches have now reached Longham Lakes, with a flock of 20 this morning in...
by Dominic | Sep 28, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Monday 26th September 2011 It would be hard not to describe today’s short visit to Longham as astonishing. It began well at 2pm, when I heard the familiar croak of a Raven over Hampreston Fields and looked up to find it mobbing an Osprey high above, my second of...
by Dominic | Sep 27, 2011 | Longham Lakes
Coot are not always the most talked-about birds on local patches. Very common, dull in colour and presenting no identification challenge, it is very easy to ignore them. So let’s hear it, just for once, for a record-breaking Coot count on Tuesday 20th September....
