Grimley and Holt (1 Viewer)

[Brian Stretch]

2 Ringed Plover 1redshank 3LRP 1Lapwing chick 2-300 hirundines at camp lane pits.
2 Lapwing chicks at sling pool and 2 Common tern at top barn sailing pool.

Does anyone have any opinions or info on dog walkers using causeways at camp lane and disturbing the Lapwings ?

Not really a problem if they keep to the paths (they ignore the signs requesting dogs be kept on leads). The causeways replicate the original footpaths before gravel extraction took place so can't see them being diverted. Many of the resident and breeding birds have become remarkably confiding given the level of disturbance.

Brian

 

[Brian Stretch]

A couple of pictures and a short video clip of the recent Great Reed Warbler now online here.

Brian

 

[Brian Stretch]

Grimley's second Temminck’s Stint of the spring has been found at Wagon Wheel Lane Pits this afternoon before being relocated at Camp Lane Pits where it is viewable from the causeway at the north end mid-afternoon.

Brian

 

[Brian Stretch]

No sign of the Temminck's Stint in the Grimley area this morning.

2 Cuckoos and a Yellow Wagtail were about the best birds.

Brian

 

[Brian Stretch]

Picture of the Temminck's Stint here.

Brian

 

[Brian Stretch]

3 drake Garganey at Camp Lane Pits this evening was a great finale to an excellent months birding at Grimley.

Records shots of the three birds attached.

Brian

 

[woodwolf]

3 drake Garganey at Camp Lane Pits this evening was a great finale to an excellent months birding at Grimley.

Records shots of the three birds attached.

Brian

Nice one. Just have not been able to connect with the Grimley goodies lately for various reasons, keep em up though, hopefully get over there soon :t:

 

[Jason K]

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[Brian Stretch]

For anyone on this thread who uses Flickr please feel free to visit/share your photos in the Grimley Wildlife group at

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Hi Jase,

You're welcome to add any of my pics to that site.

Here's a couple of a Beautiful Demoiselle by Grimley Brook last Monday.

Brian

 

[Brian Stretch]

One drake Garganey remained at Camp Lane Pits this morning.

4 drake Mandarin on Wagon Wheel Lane Pits early morning suggests the number of nesting pairs in the area is still increasing. Also 3 Common Gulls (adult & 2 first-summers) there yesterday evening.

Brian

 

[Jason K]

Hi Jase,

You're welcome to add any of my pics to that site.

Here's a couple of a Beautiful Demoiselle by Grimley Brook last Monday.

Brian

Thanks Brian, will do. Nice Damselflies btw...still not seen any demoiselles over on my patch yet

 

[Spoonbill Finder]

One drake Garganey remained at Camp Lane Pits this morning.

4 drake Mandarin on Wagon Wheel Lane Pits early morning suggests the number of nesting pairs in the area is still increasing. Also 3 Common Gulls (adult & 2 first-summers) there yesterday evening.

Brian

The drake Garganey was still at Camp Lane Pits when I left at 8.45pm this evening.

 

[Brian Stretch]

The drake Garganey still present at Camp Lane Pits today along with the first returning pair of Teal and the pair of Shoveler remain. A Little Egret made a brief visit and a female Wheatear remains in the Church Farm meadows.

3 Broad-bodied Chasers were at the old workings late morning (pic below).

Brian

 

[Joeturner11]

The drake Garganey still present at Camp Lane Pits today along with the first returning pair of Teal and the pair of Shoveler remain. A Little Egret made a brief visit and a female Wheatear remains in the Church Farm meadows.

3 Broad-bodied Chasers were at the old workings late morning (pic below).

Brian

Lovely Detail on the Image :t:

 

[Brian Stretch]

The moulting drake Garganey remains at Camp Lane Pits favouring the north end along the east shore early morning. This bird arrived last Tuesday and is the 4th drake we've had since the end of May. Picture below.

Also a Yellow Wagtail flew over and 5 moulting drake Mandarin were at Wagon Wheel Lane Pits.

Brian

 

[Brian Stretch]

The moulting drake Garganey remained at Camp Lane Pits this morning and selected counts comprised 47 Gadwall (+ 1 brood of 8 young), 53 Mute Swans, 5 Common Terns, 4 Redshank and c200 Swifts.

Brian

 

[Jason K]

Hobby over Camp Lane pits this afternoon. Also of note were 8 Oystercatchers and 4 Common Terns

 

[Brian Stretch]

A Wood Sandpiper at Camp Lane Pits was a pleasant surprise this morning. First picked up on call it was feeding along the west shore of the middle section before spending the rest of the morning and early afternoon on the east shore. Also a Green Sandpiper and Yellow Wagtail over.

Gadwall appear to have had a reasonable year with at least 7 broods noted comprising 8 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 2. One of the broods of 8 are now at least 5 weeks old and the female has done well to keep her brood intact given the number of corvids and gulls present. Clearly some of the others have not been so lucky as both the broods of 2 are fairly well grown suggesting many of their siblings have been taken.

Also 4 Pochard, single Teal and 75+ Mute Swans were amongst the commoner wildfowl at Camp Lane Pits.

Brian

 

[Brian Stretch]

No sign of the Wood Sandpiper at Camp Lane Pits early morning.

Pochard numbers have risen to 6 overnight and Teal have risen to 7.

Brian

 

[Jason K]

Visited Camp Lane pits on Sunday afternoon where a Hobby hawking over the causeway for dragonflies was a highlight.

Other notables included 5 Common Terns, 2 Oystercatchers and an adult Lapwing with 2 juveniles