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...
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).
