30 Gadwall 14:30. Grimsbury Res:101 YL Gull. The young ladies in the cafe had furnished me with a home-made sausage roll and a nice coffee to supplement my meagre toast and marmite breakfast, eaten at 06:30 prior to boarding the almost full coach for a 7:30 departure from Bexleyheath. Kingfisher (S Atkinson) 56. I cannot fathom why the rspb don't tarmac the relatively short stretch of bridleway between the cattle pens and the turning to Noke. Lapwing 55. A fantastic Jack snipe showing well in front of the Strumpshaw Fen Reception Hide right now, the video also shows why it should really be called Bob! Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the jack snipe. Long-tailed Tit 47. Mallard 45. Jack Snipe - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 West Bexington Iceland Gull - 1 still in Portland Harbour area Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Harbour off Billy Winters Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Harbour Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh near car park Spoonbill - 25 Shipstal Point, Arne RSPB RSPB Middleton lakes Morning visit, 5 Shelduck were seen, 3 on the hall lake and 2 on the north pit, 2 drake Pintail were also on the north pit. Baulking Pit: 100 Little Owl Radley: 100 Lsr Redpoll. Thrumpton - Great Grey Shrike [still present on the hedgerows east of the riverside chalets, 11:30 at least]. 4 Reed Bunting 14:30. Minsmere - 6 Caspian Gull on the scrape this afternoon (2 x 1w, 2 x 2w & 2 x 3w) + Jack Snipe and 1st win drake Long-tailed Duck which then later flew out to sea. Show more Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Jay (S Atkinson) 58. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (D Corfield)) 52. ... 104 Jack Snipe. Lapwing 55. 3000 Golden Plover: Huge numbers filling the sky and wheeling in the sunshine - spectacular. Lapwings manage to breed in most years and Snipe, Curlew and Redshank have done so in the past. Jackdaw 59. Baulking Pit: 100 Little Owl Radley: 100 Lsr Redpoll. Snow Buntings, Linnets and Twite are regular winter visitors to the green beach. West of the Dykes, the Lesser Whitethroat showing characteristics of the Siberian blythi race showed well at Bempton Cliffs RSPB. Lesser Redpoll (D Corfield) 53. RSPB Bexley Local Group, Coach Trip to RSPB Minsmere - Sunday 23rd February, 2020. Little Ringed Plover 48. Birds of note in Oxon for 2020 RED-FOOTED FALCON. Little Egret 50. Mallard 45. Jay (S Atkinson) 58. 2 Kestrel 14:30. 14:30. Jackdaw 59. The wader species most likely to be encountered are Lapwings and Snipe. They have short, greyish-green legs and a very long, straight bill. ROSE-COLOURED STARLING. Whilst there I spent the majority of the time watching Common and Jack Snipe from the Family Hide. Magpie 46. RSPB Langford Lowfields - Bittern [briefly on phase 2]. A Little Ringed Plover was the 15th wader species for the year and a Whooper Swan brought the month list to 94. Magpie 46. Mallard 45. Jackdaw 59. Jackdaw 59. Over one hundred snipe spend the winter at Sandwell they are usually joined by the smaller Jack Snipe. Orwell Estuary - Red-necked Grebe again off Stoke sailing club Freston this afternoon. Linnet 51. Kestrel 57. Fieldfares and redwings feast on berries in the scrub. Let us help you tell the two apart. Therefore, … I managed to get some nice shots and a little video (see here). Sandwich Tern on the scrape this morning. Mallard 45. Snipe are brown, with an intricate pattern of black and gold bars, and a stripy brown and gold head. Jay (S Atkinson) 58. Kestrel 57. Hollesley - Drake Garganey on Hollesley Marsh RSPB. HOOPOE. Little Grebe 49. Jack Snipe (RSPB) 60. Kingfisher (S Atkinson) 56. Grimsbury Res:101 YL Gull. Little Ringed Plover 48. Jack Snipe (RSPB) 60. The entire Birdwatch period was spent inside the hide overlooking the tidal estuary and everyone was rewarded with some incredible views of three of our rarer UK species; the marsh harrier, water rail and jack snipe. It is a haven for many wetland bird species and is notable for almost annually hosting a rarity or two. 14:30. All photos Courtesy of Graham Cox. It will fly low and rapidly drop down again, unlike snipe which zig-zags and then flies off high. Winter brings bittern, water rail, common snipe and jack snipe. When we got to Elliot near Arbroath we added snipe and a lucky few also saw one jack snipe and heard a water rail. Long-tailed Tit 47. Monday, 2 March 2020. Jack Snipe and Water Rail can be found in the saltmarsh from late October. Chillesford - A Mealy Redpoll was reported this morning. Lapwing 55. Long-tailed Tit 47. The feeding station is a swirl of activity with willow tits, bullfinches and more. Magpie 46. Little Ringed Plover 48. Kestrel 57. Netherfield Lagoons - Bittern [flew into the Deep Pit and landed in a reedbed adjacent to the Causeway]. The bouncing is diagnostic behaviour of jack snipe on migration. Little Egret 50. Baulking Pit: 100 Little Owl Radley: 100 Lsr Redpoll. I spent a few hours at RSPB Old Moor in Barnsley today. Also present today- … Lesser Redpoll (D Corfield) 53. Little Grebe 49. Lesser Black-backed Gull 54. Otmoor rspb 25th October Probable Glossy Ibis on Otmoor at around 12:00. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (D Corfield)) 52. Minsmere - Jack Snipe on Island Mere. Little Grebe 49. 100 snipe and jack snipe gather. Shingle Street - Firecrest & Black Redstart present this morning + Short-eared Owl. The first returning Jack Snipe of the autumn at RSPB Sandwell, showing very well from the hide. ... Bicester Wetlands: 104 Jack Snipe. Kingfisher (S Atkinson) 56. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (D Corfield)) 52. Lesser Redpoll (D Corfield) 53. Magpie 46. This 272 acre nature reserve is managed by the RSPB, it consists of a large freshwater lagoon, reedbed and saline lagoon with some grassland and scrub. Little Egret 50. Linnet 51. Lesser Redpoll (D Corfield) 53. Linnet 51. Also seen were 1 Pink-footed Goose, 6 Goosander, 3 Avocet, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank and 2 Mistle Thrush. Something to whet the appetite of all those intending to go on the group meeting this coming weekend. Lapwing 55. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (D Corfield)) 52. 2 Jack Snipe were seen on T he Range, South Stack (9 th), with 1 at RSPB Cors Ddyga (9 th). We picked up purple sandpiper and curlew at Arbroath harbour and after a brief stop at Boghead farm to look for corn buntings (didn't see any) we went to the SWT Centre at Montrose for lunch and a warm up. Jack Snipe (RSPB) 60. The reserve often hosts Mediterranean and little gull too. Little Grebe 49. Lesser Black-backed Gull 54. ... RSPB Sandwell Valley is a fascinating mosaic of different habitats providing homes to a variety of wildlife. Lesser Black-backed Gull 54. Little Egret 50. Two Jack Snipe were again on Thornwick Pools, with a Short-eared Owl nearby at North Landing. A stocky brown bird rockets up from just in front of your feet, but is it a Common Snipe, or its rarer relative Jack Snipe? Summer and Breeding species Woodcock, Grey Partridge, Yellowhammer, Skylark, Reed Bunting and Stonechat. Little Ringed Plover 48. 1 Dunlin, 1 Snipe and 2 or 3 Redshank were around. Lesser Redpoll (D Corfield) 53. HOOPOE. Lesser Black-backed Gull 54. Linnet 51. Jack Snipe (RSPB) 60. 15/10/20 - Yellow-browed Warbler - Gibraltar Point NNR - in East Dunes also Ring Ouzel, 4 Short-eared Owl, 2 Jack Snipe, 3 Scaup, 2 Twite, Lapland Bunting & Great Northern Diver. Birds of note in Oxon for 2020 RED-FOOTED FALCON. Jack Snipe and Short-eared Owl video from Rainham Marshes RSPB, London - Jan & March 2016. Grimsbury Res:101 YL Gull. Otmoor rspb 3rd November 1 Glossy Ibis - over 1st screen (4.24), 1 Merlin - female type on hedge next to track towards second screen, 2 Swallows, 2 Bittern (Greenaways), 2 Stonechat ... 104 Jack Snipe. Stonechat 14:30. Jack Snipe (RSPB) 60. 500 Lapwing: Estimate at least 500 - probably more. Linnet 51. Otmoor rspb. Boyton - Drake Garganey again on the flash + 5 Pink-footed Geese still. Little Ringed Plover 48. Steve Akers There were at least 7 Common Snipe on show, including 1 that fed in the grass in front of the hide. Posted by Badger at 16:33. The Jack Snipe is smaller than a Snipe with a shorter bill. Jay (S Atkinson) 58. Long-tailed Tit 47. Jay (S Atkinson) 58. Grimsbury Res:101 YL Gull. Otmoor: RSPB reserve 2 Marsh Harrier 14:30. Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes mini) Theses birds like short grass where they are superbly camouflaged. The Snipe is larger than the similar-looking Woodcock and is a bird of grasslands and moorlands, rather than woodlands. It was flying at the back of Greenaways dropping very rapidly and disappeared behind the hedge at the back. Otter image by Lisa Burke. 39 Shoveler 14:30. It would allow visitors to view much of the reserve from the comfort of their own car, ... 104 Jack Snipe. Long-tailed Tit 47. Lesser Black-backed Gull 54. Kestrel 57. 45 Snipe 14:30. Kingfisher (S Atkinson) 56. Baulking Pit: 100 Little Owl Radley: 100 Lsr Redpoll. Little Grebe 49. 16/10/20 - 0847 - Great Grey Shrike - RSPB Freiston Shore - still along fence line to E of concrete track opposite shrike field. Jackdaw 59. Deben Estuary - Ringtail Hen Harrier seen from Stonner Point + Great Northern Diver off Methersgate. Little Egret 50. Please note: this event is run by an RSPB volunteer group and organised for group members and interested members of the local community. The bill is medium length (Short for a Snipe) and straight and the head is striped with brown and cream. The views of these truly magnificent birds was amazing and many of the visitors, thought that this was really quite remarkable. It is also a secretive bird and when approached it tends to crouch down, relying on its camouflaged plumage, only flying at the last minute. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (D Corfield)) 52. Kestrel 57. (© rspb-images.com) Lapwing 55. Mallard 45. Magpie 46. RSPB Cors Ddyga (9 th) also held 75 Common Snipe, 200+ Lapwing and 15 Black-tailed Godwit (9 th). 4 Bar-tailed Godwit were at Beddmanarch Bay (8 th) and a Whimbrel was at Red Wharf Bay (13 th). Golden Plover, Dunlin or Ruff may also appear at this time. Kingfisher (S Atkinson) 56. Wintering species mainly consist of Snipe and Lapwing and the elusive Jack Snipe is regular in small numbers. Otmoor rspb from the bridleway June Bittern in flight. 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