July 2010

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Sat 31 Jul 2010: p.m. 1 COMMON SANDPIPER, 43 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c700 HERRING GULL, 2 LINNET, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c70 COOT, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 1 SAND MARTIN, c10 HOUSE MARTIN, 4 SWIFT (all WC lagoons). Thomas & Jerry


GULLS at WC1 (Thomas & Jerry)
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Fri 30 Jul 2010: a.m. 1 NUTHATCH (oaks to N of Middle Pit), 5 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), 2 COMMON SANDPIPER (1 Spynes, 1 M.West), 27 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes - new record count), 74 GREYLAG GOOSE (Spynes), 22 CANADA GOOSE (Spynes), 1 juv. SHELDUCK (Spynes, flew off west), 1f TUFTED DUCK with 9 young (WC1), 3 CORMORANT, 32 LAPWING (Spynes/M.West), 3 SWIFT, c15 SAND MARTIN, 1 HOUSE MARTIN, 6 SWALLOW, 1 REED BUNTING (Spynes), 8 CHIFFCHAFF, 10 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 1f/juv. BLACKCAP, 145 BLACK-HEADED GULL (WC1), 2 LINNET (Spynes), 2 BULLFINCH, 2 SPARROWHAWK (M.West, circling over together). Graham


EGYPTIAN GEESE (Graham) ------------------------------SPARROWHAWKS (Graham)
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Thurs 29 Jul 2010: 06.45hrs-09.50hrs. 3 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), 2 COMMON SANDPIPER (1 M.West, 1 WC1), 12 CANADA GOOSE (M.West), 77 GREYLAG GOOSE (Spynes), 1 juv. SHELDUCK (Spynes), 2 broods TUFTED DUCK (1f with 5 young M.West, 1f with 6 young WC2), 2 COMMON TERN (over WC lagoons, 1 earlier over M.east), c25 SWIFT, c10 SAND MARTIN, c8 HOUSE MARTIN, c12 SWALLOW (mainly at M.West), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (M.West), 4 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT (hedge N of Middle Pit), 2 BLACKCAP, 2 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 TREECREEPER (hedge N of Middle Pit), 1 NUTHATCH (W entrance of M.CP), 1 STOCK DOVE, c25 HOUSE SPARROW (M.Farm-Paul),1 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 1m SPARROWHAWK (oaks S of Spynes). (Also pair of Roe Deer in grass field S of Spynes) Paul & Graham


BLACK-HEADED GULL (Graham) -------------------- ROE DEER (Graham)
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Weds 28 Jul 2010: early p.m. 1 HOBBY (over M.Farm/Spynes), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), 1 juv. SHELDUCK (Spynes). Paul & Graham

early a.m. 24 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 juv SHELDUCK, 22 LAPWING, 1 GARDEN WARBLER, 5 CHIFFCHAFF (family party), 1 YELLOWHAMMER, 3 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 STOCK DOVE, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 2 RING-NECKED PARAKEET. Matt
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Tues 27 Jul 2010: a.m. 1 DUNLIN (juvenile, M.West, present up to c08.00hrs - could not be relocated after but may still be present), 4 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), 2 COMMON SANDPIPER (1 M.West, 1 juv. WC1), 1 COMMON TERN (M.Lake -Paul, then WC1), 7 CHIFFCHAFF (Spynes/M.West), 2 juv. BLACKCAP, 3 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 81 GREYLAG GOOSE (Spynes), 8 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes), 1 juv. SHELDUCK (Spynes), 4 BULLFINCH, 1m YELLOWHAMMER, 4 SWIFT, 2 HOUSE MARTIN, 2 MISTLE THRUSH. Paul & Graham


DUNLIN juvenile (Graham) ---------------------------DUNLIN juvenile (Graham)


DUNLIN juvenile (Graham)---------------------- COMMON SANDPIPER juvenile (Graham)
------------------------------------------- (A very dark individual with darkish legs
---------------------------------------------nd and barring on wing coverts.)
(More photos and video of Common Tern at http://patchsnaps.blogspot.com/)
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Mon 26 Jul 2010: a.m. 1 DUNLIN (M.West, adult moulting out of summer plumage), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (1 M.West, 1 Spynes), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West), 1 COMMON TERN (over WC lagoons - Graham), 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm - Paul), c8 SWALLOW (Paul), 8 HOUSE MARTIN (WC2), 1m KESTREL (Paul), 1 juv, SHELDUCK (Spynes), 1 BLACKCAP (M.CP, heard only), 14 PIED WAGTAIL (WC2, mainly juvs.). Graham & Paul


DUNLIN (Paul) ----------------------------------------- DUNLIN (Graham)

(Poor quality video at http://patchsnaps.blogspot.com/)
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Sun 25 Jul 2010: No reported sightings.
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Sat 24 Jul 2010: 05.55hrs-08.25hrs. 35+ BLACK-HEADED GULL, 25 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (new site record count), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), 3 COMMON SANDPIPER (1 M.West, 2 WC1), 10+ SWIFT, 2+ HOUSE MARTIN, 1 SWALLOW (singing male), 1 juv LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 1m BULLFINCH (M.Farm). Ian
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Fri 23 Jul 2010: 12.40hrs. 1 juv SHELDUCK (Spynes), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West). (No sign of Black-tailed Godwit). Kevin

c12.00hrs. 1 juv SHELDUCK, 2 juv CHIFFCHAFF (Spynes). (No sign of Black-tailed Godwit). Matt

06.30hrs-09.10hrs. 1 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (still at Spynes sandspit up to 08.15hrs at least), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), 2 COMMON SANDPIPER (1 M.West, 1 M.Lake), 24 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes), 1 LITTLE OWL (oaks S of Spynes), c20 SWIFT, 4 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 1f BULLFINCH (M.CP), 1 COMMON WHITETHROAT. Paul & Graham


BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Graham) ---------- BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Graham)


BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Graham) ------------- BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Paul)


BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Paul) ----------------- BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Paul)

(VIDEOS at http://patchsnaps.blogspot.com/)
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Thurs 22 Jul 2010: 20.25hrs. 1 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Spynes sandspit - new species for year and 5th site record). Neil (joined by Graham)


BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Graham) (VIDEO at http://patchsnaps.blogspot.com/)

a.m. 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West), 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (ad.f & juv., Spynes), 10 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (8 Spynes, 2 WC2), 59 GREYLAG GOOSE, 1 CANADA GOOSE (all Spynes), 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 1f/juv BLACKCAP, 1 GARDEN WARBLER, 2 BULLFINCH (pair M.CP), c30 SWIFT, 4 SAND MARTIN, 1m YELLOWHAMMER. Graham


LITTLE RINGED PLOVER juvenile (Graham)
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Weds 21 Jul 2010: early p.m. 1 GREENSHANK (Spynes sandspit - still present at 13.35hrs, Graham), 2 YELLOWHAMMER, 1 GARDEN WARBLER, 1 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 39 LAPWING. (Also a Hummingbird Hawk Moth feeding for about 5 minutes on lavender on the road leading to M.Farm and one Small Copper). Matt


GREENSHANK (Graham)
(VIDEO at http://patchsnaps.blogspot.com/)
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Tues 20 Jul 2010: No reported sightings.

(Visit to Oare Marshes today - Spoonbill - click here) Paul & Graham
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Mon 19 Jul 2010: a.m. 1m SHOVELER (eclipse, WC1), 1 juv. SHELDUCK (Spynes), 14 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (3 WC2, 11 Spynes), 71 GREYLAG GOOSE (Spynes), 2 COMMON TERN (over WC lagoons, 1 later over Spynes), 3 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West - Paul), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West), 14 COMMON WHITETHROAT (inc. party of 8 M.Farm), 2 fem/juv. BLACKCAP (M.CP), 4 CHIFFCHAFF (M.CP), 2 juv. REED WARBLER (Spynes), 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 MISTLE THRUSH (M.CP), c40 HOUSE SPARROW (M.Farm, by horse paddocks), 2 SKYLARK (M.Farm), c10 SWIFT, c8 SAND MARTIN, 6 HOUSE MARTIN, 1m YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 2 REED BUNTING (Spynes), 2 BULLFINCH (pair M.CP), 1 NUTHATCH (calling by flooded path at W end of M.Lake). Paul & Graham
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Sun 18 Jul 2010: mid-p.m. 5 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 juv. SHELDUCK, c20 HERRING GULL, 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (all Spynes), 1 juv. LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (M.West). Graham & Sue

11.50hrs. 1 COMMON BUZZARD (N.Ridge heading S). Richard

a.m. 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (1 ad. WC2, 1 1st-year M.West), 2 COMMON SANDPIPER, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 LITTLE EGRET (in trees by WC1), 1 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 1 KINGFISHER (reported at M.Lake by angler). Gordon
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Sat 17 Jul 2010: No reported sightings.
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Fri 16 Jul 2010: p.m. 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West), 13 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c80 GREYLAG GOOSE, 1 juv. LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 1 HOBBY (over M.West). Gordon
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Thurs 15 Jul 2010: 1 GREY HERON, 1 LAPWING, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER - first autumn record this year (all at Moors at c11.00hrs), 1 LITTLE EGRET - first bird seen since 9th May (Moors, flew to WC lagoons at c14.00hrs), 1 REED WARBLER (Spynes reedbed), 1 REED BUNTING (Moors). Simon Elson
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Weds 14 Jul 2010: No reported sightings.

(Visit to Dungeness today for White-tailed Plover (click here) Paul & Graham
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Tues 13 Jul 2010: a.m. 2 COMMON TERN (over SWT car park by Water Colours), 1 SKYLARK (M.Farm). Simon Elson

a.m. Very quiet. 8 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 1 BLACKCAP, 2 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 REED WARBLER (Spynes), 15 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (2 WC2, 13 Spynes), 23 LAPWING, 3 young SHELDUCK, 2 SKYLARK (M.Farm), up to 8 GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 REED BUNTING, 27 BLACK-HEADED GULL (WC1, inc. a juvenile), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), 2 HERRING GULL (Spynes), 1f BULLFINCH (M.West), c10 SWIFT, c20 SAND MARTIN. (A wader flew high over Mercers Lake calling - sounded like a Grey Plover - but was not seen.) Graham


Juvenile BLACK-HEADED GULL (Graham)
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Mon 12 Jul 2010: No reported sightings.
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Sun 11 Jul 2010: No reported sightings.
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Sat 10 Jul 2010: No reported sightings. ___________________________________________________________

Fri 9 Jul 2010: No reported sightings.
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Thurs 8 Jul 2010: a.m. 1m SPARROWHAWK (M.CP), 6 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 CHIFFCHAFF, 2m REED BUNTING (Spynes), 1 REED WARBLER (Spynes reedbed), 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (Spynes), 3 young SHELDUCK (Spynes), 2 COMMON TERN (high over Spynes, flew in from E, headed SW), c30 SWIFT, 4 SAND MARTIN, 6 HOUSE MARTIN (WC lagoons), 9 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (7 Spynes, 2 WC2), 2 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 2m YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 7 GREY HERON (2 ad. & 1 juv. Moors, 4 together high over Spynes), 1m SHOVELER (WC2), c15 GREENFINCH, 6 LINNET, c100 STARLING (mainly feeding on cherries at M.CP), c25 LAPWING. Graham


Young SHELDUCK (Graham) ------------_____---- LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (Graham)


GREAT CRESTED GREBE with young (Graham) ---Juvenile & adult GREY HERONS (Graham)
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Weds 7 Jul 2010: p.m. 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (Spynes). Gordon

07.30hrs-09.30hrs. 2m RED-CRESTED POCHARD (escapes, in eclipse plumage), 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (Spynes), 40+ SWIFT, 50+ SAND MARTIN, 2m BLACKCAP, 5 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 1 REED WARBLER (Spynes), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 16 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1f GADWALL. Paul
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Tues 6 Jul 2010: a.m. 1m SHOVELER (WC2), 2 COMMON TERN (WC lagoons), 1 (poss. 2) HOBBY (1 heading N at Spynes, 1 WC1/Moors), 2m BLACKCAP, c12 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 1 REED WARBLER (Spynes redbed), 2 LITTLE OWL (ad. & juv. oaks S of Spynes), 2 SHELDUCK (adults, Spynes), 17 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (2 WC2, 15 Spynes), c30 SWIFT, 1 SWALLOW, 3 LINNET, 1m REED BUNTING. Paul & Graham (more photos - click here)


HOBBY (Paul) ----------- COMMON TERN (virtually lacking black tip to bill) (Graham)
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Mon 5 Jul 2010: No reported sightings.
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Sun 4 Jul 2010: a.m. 1 HOBBY (Moors), 1m SHOVELER, c30 HERRING GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 4 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 1 LAPWING, c20 HOUSE MARTIN (all WC lagoons). Jerry & Thomas

a.m. 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West), 1m SHOVELER (WC2), 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2), 6 GREY HERON, 18 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 5 SHELDUCK (2 ad. & 3 young), 1 juv. LITTLE OWL, c15 HOUSE MARTIN, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1f KESTREL, several young BLACKCAP & COMMON WHITETHROAT. Gordon
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Sat 3 Jul 2010: No reported sightings.
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Fri 2 Jul 2010: early p.m. 3 juv SHELDUCK, 1 COMMON TERN, 14 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 71 LAPWING, 1 REED WARBLER (all Spynes), 1 YELLOWHAMMER, 7 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 BLACKCAP, 2 CHIFFCHAFF. Matt

a.m. 2 COMMON TERN (flying around Spynes), 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (Spynes). Paul
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Thurs 1 Jul 2010: a.m. 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 5 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 1 BLACKCAP, 1 GARDEN WARBLER (Middle Pit, Mercers east), 1f POCHARD (Spynes), 1m SHOVELER (WC2), 3 young SHELDUCK (Spynes), 2 MUTE SWAN (with 4 well-grown young, Spynes), 10 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes), 1m REED BUNTING (Spynes reedbed), 1f MALLARD (with new brood of 8 young, Spynes), 2 LITTLE OWL (ad. & juv. oaks S of Spynes), 2 COAL TIT, 2 NUTHATCH, 1 juv. GOLDCREST (the first seen since the end of April) (all Nutfield Churchyard), 2 COMMON TERN (WC lagoons), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over N.Downs, seen from WC mound), 1 SPARROWHAWK. Paul & Graham


POCHARD (Graham) ----------------------------------------- COMMON TERN (Graham)
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