Gibraltar Point 10/7/10

Richard Doan · **Posted:** Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:33 pm

Wide variety of waders present today, also a further increase in Sandwich Terns

Greenshank x5
Redshank x13
Spotted Redshank x1
Snipe x3
Avocet x60
Lapwing x13
Common Sandpiper x2
Little Ringed Plover x3
Ringed Plover
Black-tailed Godwit x37
Curlew x3
Whimbrel x1
Oystercatcher x5
Green Sandpiper x1
Golden Plover x36
Ruff x1

Gannet x1 (Very Distant)
Common Tern x2
Sandwich Tern x300
Swallow x137 (Majority flying South)
Swift x49
House Martin x37
Sand Martin x1
Reed Warbler x3
Shelduck x5
Little Egret x26
Cormorant x1
Kingfisher x1
Greater Spotted Woodpecker x1
Turtle Dove x1
Teal x27
Little Grebe x3
Greylag Goose x5
Blue Tit x3
Great Tit x2
Chaffinch x3
Meadow Pipit x6
Skylark x2
Grey Partridge x1
Blackcap x1
Common Whitethroat x9
Stock Dove x2
Magpie x8
Grey Heron x1
Wren x1
Dunnock x1
Linnet x5

(66 Species today)

Richard

Edmund Mackrill · **Posted:** Sun Jul 11, 2010 7:00 pm

Hate to tell you this Richard but 4 Spoonbills arrived on Jackson's Marsh this morning and stayed untill I left at 17:00!!

Interestingly the previous 4 Spoonbills were last seen circling over Tennyson's for 10 mins or so last Thursday lunchtime - there were 2 unringed birds and the 2 colour ringed birds. No Spoonbills were seen on Friday or Saturday but today 4 turn up again but this time there are 3 unringed birds and 1 of the colour ringed birds. So where have they been between Thursday and today - where did they lose one of the group and encounter another??
If anybody in any County reading this can shed any light on these Spoonbill movements please let us know.

100's of Sand Martins heading south today along with Swifts and Swallows.
Sandwich Tern numbers upto c800.
At least 25 pairs of breeding Little Terns and some with young so easy to see them feeding offshore.

Richard Doan · **Posted:** Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:29 pm

Thanks for the info on the Spoonbills Ed, I'll be back to try again tomorrow hopefully with some success.

Good news on the Little Terns breeding successfully this year.

Regards,

Richard

Edmund Mackrill · **Posted:** Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:04 pm

Fingers crossed for you!

Richard Doan · **Posted:** Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:35 pm

Success at last Ed, 4 Spoonbills showing well in front of Jacksons hide, 3 of them were unringed and one colour ringed.

Turtle Dove was feeding on Tennysons Sands by the gate opposite harveys hide.

Further movement of Swallows today, 51 flew south.

Richard

Phil Espin · **Posted:** Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:19 pm

We still haven't got a confirmed record of Turtle Dove breeding in East Lincs for the Atlas. Most of the records we do have come from Gib and if anyone could confirm them breeding there, or anywhere else for that matter it would be great.

John Harry · **Posted:** Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:08 pm

Edmund Mackrill wrote:

Hate to tell you this Richard but 4 Spoonbills arrived on Jackson's Marsh this morning and stayed untill I left at 17:00!!

If anybody in any County reading this can shed any light on these Spoonbill movements please let us know.

I have just had data back from Netherlands on the two ringed Spoonbills I observed 7 Jul and have gained permission to publish on my blog only sorry.
Hope it helps.
http://jhbirding.blogspot.com/2010/07/g ... -july.html

Edmund Mackrill · **Posted:** Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:56 pm

Great stuff John - I did actually publish the life histories of the 2 birds on this forum recently - but it's fascinating to see that they went over to Cley from Gib and then back again to Gib. It may take a while before all of the clour ring sightings are coordinated and put into the Dutch database and then we'll perhaps learn more. Thanks alot.

John Harry · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:56 am

Edmund,

No worries, all but one of the June sightings at Gib for the birds were under your name. If you had not submitted them then, we wouldn't have known they moved from Gib to Cley.

Thanks

The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Gibraltar Point 10/7/10

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