BOUGH
BEECH RECORDS - JANUARY 2006.
Species recorded - 79 .
ANNUAL COMPARISON
| 2000 |
75 |
| 2001 |
70 |
| 2002 |
86 |
| 2003 |
72 |
| 2004 |
74 |
| 2005 |
75 |
| 2006 |
79 |
WATER
LEVEL
During the month the Water level rose from 200’ 6” (12’
9” below)
HIGHLIGHTS
OF JANUARY 2006
| Goldeneye |
female seen on the 31st. |
| Smew |
female seen on the 29th. |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
male seen on the 10th. |
| Water Rail |
one seen swimming 30 yards on the 31st. |
| Mediterrenean Gull |
adult seen on the 22nd, 23rd and 30th. |
Great
Crested Grebe
photograph by Alan Rothwell
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BOUGH BEECH RECORDS - FEBRUARY 2006
Species recorded - 74
Cumulative species recorded - 84
ANNUAL COMPARISON
Year |
Species |
Cumulative Species |
| 2000 |
72 |
8 |
| 2001 |
70 |
77 |
| 2002 |
80 |
95 |
| 2003 |
68 |
78 |
| 2004 |
69 |
80 |
| 2005 |
70 |
79 |
| 2006 |
74 |
84 |
NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR
Brent Goose
Buzzard
Lesser
Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
Treecreeper
WATER LEVEL
During the month the water level rose from 204’ (9’
4” below top level) to 208’ (5’ 4” below
top level)
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
| Brent Goose |
1 seen on the 11th. |
| Buzzard |
1 seen on the 5th, 8th and the 27th. |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker |
1 seen on the 5th and also on the 6th. |
| Skylark |
1 seen on the 18th. |
| Treecreeper |
2 seen on the 2nd |
The
New Scrape now flooded and
renamed
'The Roy Coles Flood'
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BOUGH
BEECH RECORDS MARCH 2006
Species recorded - 84
Cumulative Species recorded - 101
ANNUAL COMPARISON
Year
Species recorded Cumulative Species
2000
79
91
2001
76 89
2002
87 103
2003
85 94
2004 82 94
2005
87 95
2006
84
101
NEW
BIRDS FOR THE YEAR
White-fronted Goose
Pintail
Red Kite
Marsh Harrier
Little Ringed Plover
Little Stint
Dunlin
Woodcock
Black-tailed Godwit
Curlew
Little Gull
Sandwich Tern
Sand Martin
Swallow
Chiffchaff
Redpoll
Ringed Teal
WATER LEVEL
During the month the Water Company filled the Reservoir - unlike
the state of so many Reservoirs in the South East.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
| White-fronted Goose |
9 seen on the 1st and 12 on the 2nd. |
| Pintail |
a pair seen on most days between the 11th and the 24th. |
| Red Kite |
1 on the 1st. |
| Marsh Harrier |
2 seen on the 22nd and another 2 on the 29th. |
| Little Ringed Plover |
1 on the 22nd. |
| Little Stint |
1 on the 19th |
| Dunlin |
singles on the 19th and the 29th |
| Woodcock |
1 seen on the 23rd |
| Black-tailed Godwit |
1 on the 1st |
| Curlew |
1 heard on the 29th |
| Little Gull |
1 on the 28th |
| Sandwich Tern |
1 on the 26th |
| Sand Martin |
1 or 2 seen daily from the 25th |
| Swallow |
1 on the 25th and 2 on the 29th |
| Chiffchaff |
seen or heard daily from the 21st with a peak of 9 on the 28th. |
| Redpoll |
singles on the 3rd and the 26th. |
| Ringed Teal |
1 on the 29th |
| Buzzard |
although not a new bird for the year, on the 29th 6 were seen together over Winkhurst Wood and 4 were seen later.
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