Monthly Reports 2006 - 3rd quarter


White Pelican at Bough Beech



BOUGH BEECH RECORDS - JULY 2006

Species recorded 89
Cumulative species recorded 144
plus [ ] species 3
Total 147



ANNUAL COMPARISON

Year                      Species recorded           Cumulative Species recorded

2000                             84                                    129

2001                             80                                    126

2002                             83                                    133

2003                             81                                    132

2004                             85                                    135

2005                             90                                    128
2006                             89                                    144

NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR

White-cheeked Pintail               White Pelican

WATER LEVEL

During the month the Water Level continued to fall due to the Company's use of water and also due to evaporation in the high temperatures(over 30 C on some dates).

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

Without a shadow of a doubt the highlight of the month(and of the year) was a White Pelican which flew into the reservoir on the morning of the 30th. This bird was of unknown origin but did not bear any rings. If a wild bird it is the first for the UK since 2002 and one of only 3 records the year in Western Europe - others being 2 in the Netherlands and one further up the Rhine.
It is clearly in any case a first for the Reservoir. As this is being written on the 10th of August it was still present and frequently showing well near the Causeway.A photograph is shown.

The other new bird for the year was a Bahama Pintail (white) noted on various dates.
Red Admiral Butterfly

BOUGH BEECH RECORDS - AUGUST 2006.

Species recorded 87
Cumulative Species recorded 147
Plus [ ] species 2
Total 149


                                            

ANNUAL COMPARISON

 

Year                   Species recorded          Cumulative

2000                                 95                       136

2001                                 91                       128

2002                                 94                       138                                

2003                                 99                       135    

2004                                 87                       136

2005                                 96                       137

2006                                 87                       147


NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR

 

Sanderling                  Long-tailed Skua

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

Ringed Plover
seen on 7 days with a peak of 3 on the 20th .
Sanderling
2 seen on the 3rd
Dunlin
1 seen on the 4th and every day from the 16th to the end of the month with a flock of 19 on the  30th. 
Ruff
1 seen on the 13th.
Snipe
seen all month with a peak of 9 on the 13th.
Black-tailed Godwit
seen almost all the month with a peak of 5 on the 3rd .
Whimbrel
1 seen on the 11th .
Greenshank
seen all month with a peak of 9 on the 20th .
Green Sandpiper
seen all month with a peak of 12 on the 16th .
Common Sandpiper
seen all month with a peak of 12 on the 16th. 
Long-tailed Skua
his exceptional record for an inland reservoir was seen on the 28th by a very experienced  Birder It drifted slowly E to W from 10.40 to 10.50. This was only the second record for this  species the previous one being an adult on  the  afternoon of 21st May 1994.
Sandwich Tern
single birds seen on the 19th and 29th .
Common  Tern 
at the end of the breeding season this species was seen all month in good numbers with a peak  of 25.
Arctic Tern
1 seen on the 7th.
Black Tern
1 seen on the 19th to 21st.
Yellow Wagtail 
a flock of 20 was seen on the 25th and a single bird on the 31st
Wheatear
1 was seen on the 5th, 14th and 16th and 2 on the 25th.
White Pelican

the bird which arrived on the 30th July stayed all month before being seen for the last time on  the 3rd of September.

 

 

Little Egrets- a pair on the Causeway

BOUGH BEECH RECORDS - SEPTEMBER 2006.

 

Species recorded     82
Plus [ ] species 1
Total 83

                                       

 

Cumulative species recorded 145
Plus [ ] species   3
Total 148

                                      

 

Days covered by Wardens 30
Warden/days 37


ANNUAL COMPARISON     

Year   Days Covered   Warden/days     Species recorded        Cumulative

1994   ......   27   ......   51   ......                  109          ......   154

1995   ......   27   ......   41   ......                  106          ......   144

1996   ......   30   ......   53   ......                  108          ......   156

1997   ......   28   ......   45   ......                  107          ......   146

1998   ......   19   ......   29   ......                  100          ......   140

1999   ......   17   ......   20   ......                    90          ......   132

2000   ......   11   ......   14   ......                    96          ......   143

2001   ......   20   ......   22   ......                    99          ......   135

2002   ......   20   ......   20   ......                    96          ......   143

2003   ......   21   ......   22   ......                    92          ......   139

2004   ......   23   ......   26   ......                    99          ......   144

2005   ......   24   ......   33   ......                    95          ......   141

2006            30            37                             82                   145

 

 

NEW BIRD FOR THE YEAR

The only new bird was a [Black Swan]

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH.

Spoonbill 1 seen flying over at 18.50 on the 11th.
Mandarin regularly seen throughout the month with a peak of 30 on the 16th .
Pintail 3 seen on the 10th .
Ruddy Duck  a pair seen on the 24th roosting with the Great Crested Grebe raft.
Little Stint 1 seen at 17.55 on the 18th.
Greenshank present all month with a flock of 23 on the 22nd .
Mediterranean Gull single birds seen on the 14th and 30th .
Tawny Owl
single birds heard on the 7th and 26th with 2 calling from Winkhurst Wood on the 11th where a pair  nested  in a nestbox provided for Mandarin Ducks.
Skylark 4 heard on the 26th.
Meadow Pipit 6 seen on the 26th , this is the first record since April.
Wheatear single birds seen on the 10th and 26th
Spotted Flycatcher single birds seen on the 12 th and 16 th in the Oast/Winkhurst Green area.
House Sparrow a single bird seen on the 26th, the first record since June.
[Black Swan] 1 seen on the 30th.
White Pelican

the bird of unknown origin which arrived on the 30th July was seen for the last time on the 3 rd, when it was seen on several occasions flying up and around the Reservoir.

             

              

                 

         

           

           

  

            

                 

        

             

 

      

        

        

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
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