STATUS AT LONGHAM LAKES
A regular winter visitor which has attempted to breed.
Breeding:
1. At least 4 pairs held territory on the partially flooded Quarry in April-May 2007, but any success they might have enjoyed was destroyed by workings.
2. 2 pairs held territory in 2008.
2. 2 pairs held territory. Small chick seen on 28th May 2009 (Trevor Thorpe).
Wintering:
There are plenty of Lapwings wintering locally, and sometimes they visit the Lakes in large numbers. The flooded Quarry proved irresistible to these birds in winter 2006/07-2009/10, with a high count of 80 on 13th January 2007, and then the remarkable record of 166 on 13th February 2009, during a time of snow and frost.
Maximum numbers on site:
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 60 | 1 | 200 | |||||
| 2006 | 110 | 45 | 22 | 3 | 27 | 6 | ||||||
| 2007 | 80 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |||||||
| 2008 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 91 | 6 | |||||
| 2009 | 73 | 166 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 110 | 70 | 86 | ||
| 2010 | 300 | 325 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 120 | 180 | |
| 2011 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 50 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | ||||||
| 2013 | 57 | 70 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 7 | ||||||
| 2014 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 30 |