Long Drove Bird Notes - 2003

LITTLE GREBE
Two to three birds on 6 dates from 2nd March to 30th June.

GREAT-CRESTED GREBE
One on 3rd May.

LITTLE EGRET
One on 30th May.

GREY HERON
Four on 19h June.

WHITE STORK
On many dates through out the year.

COMMON SHELDUCK (SHELDUCK)
Records on 13 dates from 19th Jan to 30th June, mostly a pair but 4 birds on 23rd April.

EURASIAN WIGEON (WIGEON)
Records on 7 dates from 19th Jan to 23rd April, highest count of 52 on 2nd March.

GADWALL
Records from dates from 31st Jan to 20th June, highest counts include 38 on 31st Jan, 62 on 18th Feb, 18 on 11th March and 22 on 18th April.

EURASIAN TEAL (TEAL)
Records on 12 dates in the first half of 2003 from 11th Jan to 28th June, highest counts of 43 on 11th Jan, 100 on 11th Feb, 32 on 11th March and 30 on 18th April, and then 103 on 28th Dec.

MALLARD
In first half of year, records from 5 dates, highest counts of 15 on 31st Jan and 30th June.

NORTHERN SHOVELER (SHOVELER)
Records on 9 dates from 31st Jan to 30th April, highest counts of 16 on 18th Feb and 31 on 18th March.

TUFTED DUCK
Pair 'intermittently throughout'.

PEEGRINE FALCON
One adult over pools on 19h Feb.

COMMON MOORHEN (MOORHEN)
Records on 4 dates in first half of year, highest count of 15 on 31st Jan. Bred succesfully.
COMMON COOT (COOT)
Records from 5 dates in first half of year, highest count of 33 on 31st Jan. Bred successfully.

EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER (OYSTERCATCHER)
1-2 on 3 dates in June.

LITTLE PLOVER (LITTLE RINGED PLOVER)
First seen on 26th April. Pair throughout June.

RINGED PLOVER
Records of 1-3 birds on 7 dates from 12th May to 11th June.

NORTHERN LAPWING (LAPWING)
Three pairs, first young seen on 28th May.

COMMON SNIPE (SNIPE)
Records from 7 dates in first half of year, highest count from pools of 50 on 31st Jan.

JACK SNIPE
One with Common Snipe on 31st Jan.

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT
Three on 18-19th June.

COMMON REDSHANK (REDSHANK)
Records from 8 dates in May and June, 2-3 pairs breeding in June.

COMMON GREENSHANK (GREENSHANK)
Three on 17th May, 1 on 23rd May and 3 on 25th May.

GREEN SANDPIPER
Records in last 10 days of June of 1-5 birds.

WOOD SANDPIPER
One on 30th May.

COMMON SANDPIPER
One on 13th May.

COMMON TERN
Records from 5 dates in May and June, 2-4 birds.

EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE (TURTLE DOVE)
Five around pools including 2 singing males on 23rd June.

SAND MARTIN
Two on 4th and 6th May, and 20 on 19th June.

SEDGE WARBLER
One singing on 30th June.

EURASIAN REED WARBLER (REED WARBLER)
One singing on 23rd June.

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