Long Drove Bird Notes - 2002

LITTLE GREBE
Recorded on various dates from 9th March to 8th Sept, 2 pairs on 21st March and 2 pairs feeding young in August.

GREAT CORMORANT (CORMORANT)
One on 31st Dec.

LITTLE EGRET
One on 3rd & 9th Aug.

GREY HERON
Records from 23rd March to 13th Nov, including 9 on 25th Nov.

WHITE STORK
One from 27th Aug to end of year.

COMMON SHELDUCK (SHELDUCK)
Two on 9th March and 8th May, one on 7th Aug.

EURASIAN WIGEON (WIGEON)
Seven on 9th March, 6 on 28th Nov and 2nd Dec.

GADWALL
Records on 8 dates from 9th March to 31st Dec, including 22 on 28th Nov.

EURASIAN TEAL (TEAL)
Records on 18 dates from 2nd Feb to 31st Dec, highest count of 212 on 23rd Dec and 100 on 2nd Dec.

MALLARD
Highest count of 34 on 23rd Nov.

GARGANEY
Records from 12 dates from 10th May to 1st Sept, mostly singles, including 1 drake from 29th May to 3rd June, but 2 on 26th Aug.

NORTHERN SHOVELER (SHOVELER)
Records from 7 dates between 2nd Feb and then 26th Aug and 31st Dec, including 28 on 9th March.

TUFTED DUCK
Two on 8th June and 1 on 24th Nov.
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COMMON MOORHEN (MOORHEN)
Counts range from 18 on 9th March to 71 on 18th Aug.

COMMON COOT (COOT)
Highest count of 14 on 9th March.

EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER (OYSTERCATCHER)
Two on 29th March, 1 on 12th May , 3 on 1st June and 2 on 15 July.

LITTLE PLOVER (LITTLE RINGED PLOVER)
Records of 1-5 birds on 19 dates between 29th March and 30th Aug including 4 juveniles on 31st July & 1st Aug.

RINGED PLOVER
Records of 1-4 birds on 11 dates from 8th July to 1st Sept.

NORTHERN LAPWING (LAPWING)
Evidence of breeding included 5 chicks in 2 broods on 4th May, on 20th May 6 juveniles - 4 half-grown and 2 new, and 11 juveniles (broods of 4, 4 & 3).

DUNLIN
One seen on 31st July to 2nd Aug and 19th Aug.

RUFF
One juvenile female from 26th Aug to 8th Sept.

COMMON SNIPE (SNIPE)
Highest count of 16 on 24th March and recorded on 8 other dates.

COMMON REDSHANK (REDSHANK)
Records from 9th March to 12th June, highest count of 18 on 23rd March, 5 juveniles in broods of 2, 2 & 1 on 12th June.

COMMON GREENSHANK (GREENSHANK)
Records of 1-2 on 13 dates from 9th Aug to 12th Sept.

GREEN SANDPIPER
One record per month from march to May, 3 in June, then regularly from 6th July to 1 Sept, last record on 12th Sept, highest counts of 10 on 2nd Aug and 12 on 19th Aug.

WOOD SANDPIPER
1-3 on 4 dates from31st July to 2nd Aug.

COMMON SANDPIPER
Records of 1-5 birds on 9 dates beween 31st July and 16th Aug, highest count of 5 on 3rd Aug.

COMMON TERN
Recorded on 9 dates from 26th April to 3rd Aug, 1-4 birds.

SHORT-EARED OWL
One huning at back of pools on 24th July.

COMMON KINGFISHER (KINGFISHER)
One bird on 6 dates from 14th March to 9th Aug.

SEDGE WARBLER
One male on 12th June.

EURASIAN REED WARBLER (REED WARBLER)
One male on 1st June, two males on 3rd June.

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