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Work party MOORS TUESDAY 21ST August

Tomorrow the Tuesday crew will be working at the North Moors clearing in front of the viewing screens. Also trimming willows between the two West hides to aid viewing. We will also shearing in front of the concrete hide .this area will be BRUSH CUT next week.
Wrk starts 9ish tomorrow meet at Moors car park.:t: john
 
Andy P's summary of his sightings today:

MOORS POOL
c50 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Snipe, Mediterranean Gull juvenile, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern including 2 juveniles, Wigeon.

FLASHES
13 Curlew

HEN POOL
Cetti's Warbler, 3 Water Rail (adult & 2 juveniles)

In total 9 species of wader were present today
 
Phil Andrews said:
Andy P's summary of his sightings today:

MOORS POOL
c50 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Snipe, Mediterranean Gull juvenile, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern including 2 juveniles, Wigeon.

FLASHES
13 Curlew

HEN POOL
Cetti's Warbler, 3 Water Rail (adult & 2 juveniles)

In total 9 species of wader were present today
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The other 3 were Turnstone, Dunlin and 4 Ringed Plover at the flashes early morning...
 
Birdguides are reporting that the putative third summer Caspian Gull present last Tuesday has been reidentified as a second summer Yellow-legged Gull. Does this bird account for all subsequent sightings or have we had a genuine Caspian Gull in the last few days?
 
Phil Andrews said:
Birdguides are reporting that the putative third summer Caspian Gull present last Tuesday has been reidentified as a second summer Yellow-legged Gull. Does this bird account for all subsequent sightings or have we had a genuine Caspian Gull in the last few days?
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I spoke to JHWR re the bill pattern of his bird he had Tuesday. It did have red and black in the bill,so not the same bird.Would be interesting to have comments on Andy's photos.
 
At the Moors Pool this morning before disturbance by gun fire Des reports:

Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 68 Lapwings, Little Egret, Wigeon, Common Tern + 2 juveniles
 
From the Flashes Andy P further reports:

Dunlin as per Phil Wood, 163 Lapwing, 6 Teal, 4 Common Tern including 2 juveniles, drake Gadwall at the Sailing Pool earlier and 2 Curlew over.
 
Today's highlights:

THE MOORS:
Common Sand (2)--------------Green Sand (2)
Snipe (4)------------------------Lapwing (68)
Gadwall (10)--------------------Teal (18)
Shoveler (6)--------------------Wigeon (m)
Pochard (pr)--------------------Little Egret (2)
Water Rail (1)-------------------Coal Tit (2). West hide feeding station.
Raven----------------------------Little Grebe + 2 chicks.
Greylag Goose (20)-------------Kingfisher
Common Tern (2) + 2 juvs-----Yellow Legged Gull (ad + 2s)
Herring Gull (15)----------------L B B Gull (65)
Common Gull (ad)
A mixed flock of tits and warblers (c90) moved along the west track, including Willow Warbler (2), Chiffchaff (20), Blackcap (2) and L T Tits (30).

FLASHES:
Dunlin (1)-----------------------Spotted Fly. Seen in the transmitter field hedges and right of the main hide.-----------------------------Lapwing (111)
B H Gull (55)------------------------------Stock Dove (22)

Des
 

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Phil Andrews said:
At the half-way point in August the month's list has staggered to a mere 83 species (unsurprising given the conditions and my inability to log into BirdTrack, hence some of the commoner gaps). Meanwhile the year list advanced to 137 species thanks to this week's Caspian Gull. Potential additions for the remainder of August include:

Garganey, Pintail, Pochard, Red Kite, Osprey, Marsh Harrier, Avocet, Oystercatcher, Whimbrel, Ruff, Greenshank, Little Stint, Ringed Plover, Wood Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Redshank, Spotted Redshank, Common Gull, Arctic Tern, Black Tern, Sandwich Tern, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Little Owl, Collared Dove, Skylark, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, Dunnock, Wren, Nuthatch, Jay, House Sparrow, Chaffibch, Yellowhammer
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Female Chaffinch near the feeding station on the North Moors Plantation this afternoon.:t:
 
Juvenile Kittiwake at the Flashes at 6:45am as per Andy P - seen from Cuckoo Hide but then flew towards the third Flash and out of sight (for the moment)

Update: still on view at 7am from the Avocet Hide
 
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Further update from Andy P for the Flashes:

Juvenile Kittiwake flew off north at 0830. Juvenile / female Goosander flew off south from the second Flash at 0630. Also Dunlin, 12 Curlew, c100 Lapwing, Little Egret & female Redstart in the transmitter field hedge.

Some images of the Kittiwake here: https://t.co/JHVEgrRhJE
 

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