by Dominic | Mar 7, 2016 | Longham Lakes
30th May I went to Longham this morning for a ringing session. It was surprisingly good considering that the wind was rather breezy. There were 21 new birds and 13 re-traps. These numbers were mainly boosted by a family flock of Long-tailed Tits, which included 7...
by Dominic | Feb 2, 2016 | Longham Lakes
23rd February A flock of 50+ Lesser Redpolls was a nice surprise at Longham Lakes this morning since this species is an uncommon visitor to this site. The flock was favouring the catkin covered trees by the small pool at the SW corner of the South Lake. Also signs of...
by Dominic | Nov 4, 2015 | Longham Lakes
2015 and all that… Another year comes to an end at Longham Lakes. It was a decent year, with 130 species recorded, including five new to the site: Caspian Gull, Grasshopper Warbler, Cattle Egret, Long-eared Owl and Short-eared Owl. There weren’t many...
by Dominic | Sep 6, 2015 | Longham Lakes
26th October Nothing of the slightest interest today, unless you count yet another Yellow-browed Warbler, which is, quite unbelievably, the THIRD this autumn. Just to remind you, Longham is an inland site with no particular draw for migrants, even though it has now...
by Dominic | Jul 28, 2015 | Longham Lakes
28th August News of a ringing control recently. A juvenile Blackcap ringed at Longham Lakes on 29 June 2014 was controlled at Lytchett Bay, Poole, on 7th August 2015, now as a female with a brood patch. The movement was 11km, the time span 404 days (Roger Peart). 27th...
by Dominic | May 9, 2015 | Longham Lakes
17th May A pair of Red-crested Pochard on the South Lake this morning. The Scaup is still on the South Lake. Really good to see the Swifts in full action, only a few Swallows and only managed 1 House Martin. No Cuckoo seen or heard!! Good numbers of Reed Warbler, a...
