Nightingale
- up to 4 singing males heard. |
BOUGH BEECH RECORDS - APRIL 2006
| Species recorded |
102 |
| plus [ ] species |
1 |
| Total |
103 |
| Cumulative Species recorded |
129 |
| plus [ ] species |
1 |
| Total |
130 |
ANNUAL COMPARISON
Year |
Species recorded |
Cumulative |
1994 |
117 |
133 |
1995 |
110 |
126 |
1996 |
111 |
133 |
1997 |
100 |
128 |
1998 |
101 |
121 |
1999 |
89 |
110 |
2000 |
87 |
115 |
2001 |
85 |
110 |
2002 |
94 |
123 |
2003 |
105 |
121 |
2004 |
104 |
125 |
2005 |
91 |
118 |
2006 |
102 |
129 |
NEW BIRDS FOR THE MONTH
| Ruddy Duck |
Hobby |
| Oystercatcher |
Ringed Plover |
| Ruff |
Whimbrel |
| Common Sandpiper |
Common Tern |
| Arctic Tern |
Black Tern |
| Cuckoo |
Tawny Owl |
| Swift |
House Martin |
| Yellow Wagtail |
Nightingale |
| Redstart |
Wheatear |
| Ring Ouzel |
Cetti’s Warbler |
| Sedge Warbler |
Reed Warbler |
| Lesser Whitethroat |
Whitethroat |
| Garden Warbler |
Blackcap |
| Willow Warbler |
|
A quite exceptional number of new birds in one month!
WATER LEVEL
The water level stayed at, or around top level all month
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MONTH.
| Garganey |
16 birds (8 pairs flew into the North Lake on the afternoon of the 14th.
|
| Common Scoter |
3 seen on the 1st |
| Ruddy Duck |
a female seen on the 17th |
| Hobby |
2 seen on the 30th |
| Oystercatcher |
1 seen on the 5th. |
| Ringed Plover |
5 seen on the 24th |
| Ruff |
1 seen on the 24th |
| Whimbrel |
1 seen, or heard, on 6 days during the month. |
| Common Sandpiper |
2 seen frequently during the month. |
| Common Tern |
up to 7 seen daily from the 16th onwards |
| Arctic Tern |
1 seen on the 30th |
| Black Tern |
2 seen on the 15th |
| Cuckoo |
1 or 2 heard, and sometimes seen, from the 14th |
| Tawny Owl |
3 heard on the 23rd between 04.45 and 05.15! |
| Swift |
seen from the 26th onwards with a peak of 10 on the 27th. |
| House Martin |
seen all month with a peak of 70 |
| Yellow Wagtail |
1 seen on the 14th and 30th |
| Nightingale |
up to 4 singing males present from the 19th. Ironcally in the area where clearance has taken place in order to improve viewing they are heard but seldom seen as there are no low branches on which they can perch. By contrast the 2 or 3 birds heard on either side of the Causeway at the Winkhurst Green/Oasthouse end can often be seen on the low branches immediately above the brambles often within 10 to 15 feet of the viewer. |
| Redstart |
1 seen on the 25th |
| Wheatear |
1 seen on the 22nd and another on the 26th. |
| Ring Ouzel |
1 seen and photographed by a member of the Water Company staff in the vicinity of their works below the Dam.
|
| Cetti’s Warbler |
1 calling in the brambles on either side of the road in the Oast Bay/Winkhurst Green area from the 9th onwards. Like the Nighingales in this area can often be seen in the branches of the trees above the brambles and like them clearly visible at relative close quarters by anyone with some patience. |
| Sedge Warbler |
2 present from the 26th onwards and often seen well. |
| Reed Warbler |
up to 3 seen, or heard, from the 18th onwards. |
| Lesser Whitethroat |
2 seen, or heard, from the 21st onwards. |
| Whitethroat |
up to 10 present from the 15th onwards. |
| Garden Warbler |
up to 5 present from the 17th onwards. |
| Blackcap |
up to 10 present from the 5th onwards. |
| Willow Warbler |
up to 6 present all month.
|
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The
Roy Coles Flood - now flooded |
BOUGH
BEECH RECORDS - MAY 2006.
| Species recorded |
83 |
| plus [ ] species |
1 |
| Total |
84 |
| Cumulative Species recorded |
136 |
| plus [ ] species |
1 |
| Total |
137 |
These figures exclude Grasshopper Warbler, this was entered
on the notice board on the 31st of May by a person whose writing
I do not recognise and neither Name nor Initials were shown.
As this is anunusual record for Bough Beech I will need further
details before I can submit it to the K.O.S.
ANNUAL COMPARISON
Year |
Cumulative Species |
Species Recorded |
2000 |
124 |
73 |
2001 |
119 |
66 |
2002 |
132 |
75 |
2003 |
126 |
77 |
2004 |
132 |
73 |
2005 |
126 |
86 |
2006 |
136 |
83 |
NEW BIRDS FOR THE MONTH
Little Egret
Spoonbill
Montagu's Harrier
Avocet
Turtle Dove
[Harris Hawk]
WATER LEVEL
The water level remained at or around top level for the whole
month.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR MAY 2006
| Little Egret |
3 seen on the 5th and 1 on the 31st. |
| Spoonbill |
1 seen flying over on the 8th. |
| Montagu's Harrier |
1 seen on the 12th |
| Osprey |
1 seen on the 20th |
| Avocet |
1 seen on the 13th |
| Turtle Dove |
up to 4 seen from the 5th onwards |
| [Harris Hawk] |
1 seen on the 9th. |
Apart from the new birds much interest was created by the following
species thought to be nesting.
| Nightingale |
up to 4 singing males heard all month, as at least 1 pair were seen to mate we hope up to 4 pairs were nesting. |
| Cetti’s Warbler |
a calling male was present all month on either side of the road near Oast Bay/Winkhurst Green. The length of time this bird has been present suggests that nesting may be undertaken by a pair.
|
| Common Tern |
up to 5 pairs appear to be nesting. Apart from one pair whose nest was trampled upon by a Canada Goose all is going well. This pair seemed to to rebuild the nest and lay further eggs.
|
BOUGH
BEECH RECORDS - JUNE 2006
| Species recorded |
86 |
| plus [ ] species |
1 |
| Total |
87 |
| Cumulative Species recorded |
141 |
| plus [ ] species |
1 |
| Total |
144 |
ANNUAL COMPARISON
Year |
Days Covered |
Species recorded |
Cumulative |
1994 |
24 |
26 |
143 |
1995 |
23 |
85 |
132 |
1996 |
23 |
85 |
138 |
1997 |
15 |
76 |
136 |
1998 |
11 |
72 |
127 |
1999 |
22 |
76 |
118 |
2000 |
20 |
73 |
124 |
2001 |
15 |
66 |
119 |
2002 |
11 |
75 |
132 |
2003 |
17 |
77 |
126 |
2004 |
12 |
73 |
132 |
2005 |
24 |
86 |
126 |
2006 |
22 |
86 |
142 |
NEW BIRDS FOR THE MONTH
Redshank
Greenshank
Little Owl
[Harris Hawk]
WATER LEVEL
During the month the water level fell from top level (213’
4” ) to 210’ 2”(3’ 2” below top
level).
HIGHLIGHTS FOR JUNE 2006
| Redshank |
1 seen on the 22nd. |
| Greenshank |
1 seen on the 23rd on the Roy Coles Flood. |
| Little Owl |
1 seen on the 2nd. |
| [Cape Shelduck] |
1 seen on the 22nd. |
BREEDING BIRDS
| Common Tern |
6 young were known to have been hatched - 2 each to 3 pairs. 2 other pairs have continued to sit. In addition a 6th pair have
taken up residence on the extra raft, previously unutilised, followiung its transfer from the North Lake to the main Reservoir(curtesy of Colin Turner). |
| Nightingale |
although only occasionally seen or heard it is highly likely that up to 4 pairs have nested, of course the secretive nature of this species may prevent us ever knowning for certain. |
| Cetti’s Warbler |
here again it is probable that a pair have nested close to the road at the Oasthouse end of the Causeway albeit that evidence of their presence is now very slim.
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