Long Drove Bird Notes - 2000

LITTLE GREBE
Two pairs bred.

LITTLE EGRET
One from June 27th-July 1st.

MUTE SWAN
Maximum count of 44 on pools on March 23rd.

COMMON SHELDUCK (SHELDUCK)
Recorded on 20 Feb, 4th March, 6th April.

GADWALL
Thirteen on Feb 20th, 24 on April 6th, 14 on April 13th.

EURASIAN TEAL (TEAL)
Maximum counts of 11 on April 13th and Oct 2nd.

MALLARD
Counts include 24 on Feb 12th, 25 on June 19th and 17 on July 21st. Broods of 10 and 8 on May 31st.

NORTHERN PINTAIL (PINTAIL)
Counts include 17 on Feb 20th but only 2 on March 4th.

NORTHERN SHOVELER (SHOVELER)
Highest count of 20 on April 9th.

WATER RAIL
Recorded on July 1st.

COMMON MOORHEN (MOORHEN)
Highest count of 38 on Oct 2nd.

COMMON COOT (COOT)
Three nests on May 31st, highest count of 20 on July 2nd.

EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER (OYSTERCATCHER)
Recored on May 9th (1), June 19th (2) and July 17th (2).

LITTLE PLOVER (LITTLE RINGED PLOVER)
Five on June 28th, 2 on June July 26th, and singles on July 8th and 30th.

RINGED PLOVER
One juvenile on Sept 2nd.

NORTHERN LAPWING (LAPWING)
Three pairs breeding in May-June.

DUNLIN
One on May 6th & 9th.

RUFF
One on August 25th & 27th.

COMMON SNIPE (SNIPE)
Counts include 9 on July 30th & 6 on Sept 2nd.

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT
Two on April 6th.

SPOTTED REDSHANK
One on September 9th.

COMMON REDSHANK (REDSHANK)
Records from March 4th (3) to July 2nd (1), highest count of 16 on April 5th, breeding pair on May 23rd, with 3.

COMMON GREENSHANK (GREENSHANK)
Singles on May 9th, July 30th, August 5th & 25th, September 2nd, 3 on August 12th & 27th.

GREEN SANDPIPER
Recorded in January (1), and from June to September, highest count of 7 on 26th July.

WOOD SANDPIPER
Single juvenile on July 27th.

COMMON TERN
Singles on April 18th and May 31st, 2 on July 30th.

COMMON KINGFISHER (KINGFISHER)
Singles on Jan 10th, Feb 20th, July 1st & 26th, Aug 28th.

RED-BACKED SHRIKE
Juvenile from Sept 17th-23rd, often feeding on dragonflies around pools.

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