{"id":4698,"date":"2014-09-14T22:10:35","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T22:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=4698"},"modified":"2014-09-15T06:57:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T06:57:32","slug":"september-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=4698","title":{"rendered":"September 13th 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cresswell Pond this morning was fairly quiet,with wader passage diminishing now. 22 Redshank flew in to land,with 7 Snipe. 3 Ruff and a handful of Dunlin fed on the mud in front of the hide. The now “resident” Little Egret scurried after prey items in the shallows. In the bushes near the farm, a family party of Stonechats- a pair with 3 young- searched the ground for food before dropping down repeatedly,one juvenile\u00a0even hopping on the ground near my feet. They made their way to the main roadside,where\u00a0 they were joined by a passage Whinchat. 3 Yellow Wagtails noted,calling and one Grey Wagtail.<\/p>\n

At Druridge Pools, a Ruff dropped in in front of the main hide,and a pair of Sand Martins flew south,a few more seen later at East Chevington. A single juvenile Black tailed Godwit fed near the Budge Hide,where a juvenile Whitethroat and several Willow\/ Chiffs seen and heard. A group of Swallows hawked above and a Kestrel noted. A few Skylarks noted and one even\u00a0began singing\u00a0briefly.<\/p>\n

At Widdrington, a Peregrine flew west and another Kestrel seen hovering. 35-40 Swallows gathered,calling and singing on wires here.<\/p>\n

East Chevington, and another pair of confiding Stonechats seen . Around 50 Swallows migrated south,heading along the dunes as did several dozen Meadow Pipits. A flock of around 300\u00a0 Lapwings rested in front of the south hide. A few Reed buntings and Whitethroats in the bushes.A flock of 11 Grey Herons,disturbed by tractors flew together to land at the south pool. A distant Buzzard over the woods to the north.<\/p>\n

Up to Hauxley next,where a good count of 89\u00a0 Gadwall was made with 31 Wigeon. 58 Lapwings and 22 Curlews\u00a0 here too.<\/p>\n

Back down at Cresswell village, the House Martin colony still has young birds in the nests (17 nests counted).25-30 birds in the air.<\/p>\n

At St Mary’s yesterday – 12th- passage groups of Tree Sparrows numbering 14, 11 and 5 flew south,as did single Yellow and Grey Wagtails. 136 Sanderling were counted on the beach,including 19 juveniles. A female Stonechat and a juvenile Whinchat were on fence posts to the west and a Kestrel once again present in the area.The large Linnet flock remains,with c350 seen today.\u00a0(A Kingfisher was reported on the Island ( T. Dalgleish.) ). The Golden Plover flock significantly increased this week, now as they all took to the air together, estimated at around 1,500 birds- a fine sight. This number may double by mid- winter.An adult and juvenile Sandwich Tern flew south together.<\/p>\n\"IMG_0382\"<\/a> \"IMG_0415\"<\/a> \"IMG_0444\"<\/a> \"IMG_0536\"<\/a> \"IMG_0519\"<\/a>\n

A.S. Jack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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