by Dominic | Mar 4, 2019 | Longham Lakes
30th March There were 3 Oystercatchers feeding on Hampreston Fields around the flooded ground (Robert Weaver.) 29th March Near the ringing area there were 2 Small Tortoiseshells frequently jousting with each other high into the sky, plus 1 Peacock which occasionally...
by Dominic | Jan 6, 2019 | News
In response to a number of enquiries, the following is a summary of all the records of Odonata at Longham Lakes that I know about. There are doubtless many more. However, at least this summary shows how good the site has become since it became a reservoir in 2003. The...
by Dominic | Jan 2, 2019 | Longham Lakes
29th January A Mistle Thrush and a Coal Tit could be heard singing from the Study Centre car park this morning (Dominic Couzens.) 27th January 4 Great Egrets on South Lake island (Peter Moore.) 23rd January 4 Great White Egrets this morning (George Green.) I was...
by Dominic | Dec 14, 2018 | Longham Lakes
31st December I tried another ringing session this morning to round off the year. No definite sign of any Redwings. All rather quiet around the nets but I did catch 6 new birds and 3 re-traps. The latter were 2 Long-tailed Tits (ringed 27th September) and a Robin...
by Dominic | Sep 19, 2018 | News, Trip Reports
I have had the pleasure of doing many overseas trips in the last few years, the details of which have appeared in various publications. Here is the first of a whole series about to come on this website. Malawi isn’t the most famous of African birding destinations....
