Monthly Reports 4th Quarter 2007


Green Sandpiper

OCTOBER 2007

Species recorded 94
Cumulative species 155
Days covered by Wardens 27
plus other days for which records received 3
Total days for which records received 30
Day without a record 1
Total days in month 31
Warden/days 32


ANNUAL COMPARISON

Year Days covered Warden/days Species recorded Cumulative species
1994 30 61 92 158
1995 23 34 80 144
1996 29 48 96 158
1997 22 28 91 148
1998 19 27 87 142
1999 19 18 84 134
2000 16 17 78 145
2001 11 11 83 135
2002 19 19 95 146
2003 19 25 95 145
2004 27 37 89 150
2005 19 24 91 143
2006 24 36 82 146
2007 27 32 94

155


NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR

Black-necked Grebe            Pink-footed Goose              Grey Plover

Yellowhammer

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

Black-necked Grebe A juvenile seen on the 2nd.
Pink-footed Geese Five seen on the 7th.
Goldeneye One seen on the 25th
Marsh Harrier A female flew North at 15.45 on the 8th, another seen at 14.45 on the 12th.
Hen Harrier One seen flying North at 15.30 on the 6th.
Osprey One seen at 14.00 on the 4th.
Grey Plover Two Grey Plovers seen with three Ruff flying East at 17.15 on the 1st.  Another seen on the 2nd.
Knot One seen on the 13th
Pectoral Sandpiper The juvenile seen frequently in September stayed until the 3rd.
Ruff Three seen at 17.15 on the 1st flying East with two Grey Plovers.
Long-billed Dowitcher The juvenile first seen on the afternoon of 29th September stayed until the 2nd.
Redshank Two seen on the 22nd.  This species is, of course common elsewhere but, for some reason it is unusual at Bough  Beech.
Arctic Tern One or two juveniles seen bwtween the 1st and the 5th.
Skylark Up to six seen, or heard, on most days.
Pipit species Two large Pipits were seen flying South on the 6th but they could not be positively identified.
Wheatear One seen on the 7th with a female on the 23rd.
Fieldfare Up to 112 seen but mostly birds flying over.
Redwing Up to 180 seen but mostly birds flying over.
Brambling Up to 6 seen on most days.
Siskin Up to 30 seen on most days.
Redpoll Up to 11 seen on most days.
Yellowhammer Up to 3 seen, or heard, daily from the 25th.

 


Photograph of dead Little Auk by Reg Oakley

November 2007

 

Species recorded    75
Cumulative species  158
Days covered by Wardens    18
Plus other days for which records received      6
Total days for which records received    24
Days for which no records received      6
Total days in month    30
Warden/days    20

The total for Cumulative species contains 2 records of birds not fully identified so the figure shown below is two less.

ANNUAL COMPARISON

 

YEAR
DAYS COVERED
WARDEN/DAYS
SPECIES RECORDED
CUMULATIVE SPECIES
1994
23
26
77
159
1995
26
36
86
147
1996
23
34
85
160
1997
22
35
79
157
1998
17
20
77       
144
1999
21
27
78
137
2000
22
24
75
145
2001
20
22
84
142
2002
23
23
84
148
2003
19
23
80
145
2004
17
19
77
151
2005
17
27
79
147
2006
13
14
71
148
2007
18
20
75
158

 

NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR

Little Owl                       Little Auk

WATER LEVEL

Startiung the month at 195' 2"(18' 2" below top level) it fell to 194'(19' 4" below top level by mid-month.  However the Water Company then started pumping and as a result it returned to approximately the same level as it was at the begining of the month.

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

 

Red-crested Pochard A pair seen between the 3rd and the 9th.
Goldeneye One seen on the 10th and the 12th.
Goosander A female seen on the 17th.
Little Auk A first for Bough Beech, one found dead by the road below the Dam(see picture above)
Little Owl One was seen on the 10th.
House Sparrow Following a three month gap five were seen on the 2nd.
Brambling Seen all month with a peak number of 35 on the 24th. Most often in the Orchard(at the feeding station) or on the West end of the Causeway.
Yellowhammer Two seen on the 4th.


December 2007

Species recorded

  73
Cumulative species recorded 158
Days covered by Wardens   15
plus other days for which records received     4
Total days for which records received   19
Days for which no records received   12
Total days in month   31
Warden/days   18

ANNUAL COMPARISON

Year Days covered Warden/days Species recorded Cumulative Species
1994 25 26 76 159
1995 24 32 87 152
1996 23 31 84 161
1997 18 27 79 157
1998 25 27 78 146
1999 20 26 74 141
2000 11 12 69 148
2001 20 23 80 146
2002 21 23 77 149
2003 18 21 73 146
2004 15 16 71 151
2005 18 25 81 149
2006 18 22 79 151
2007 15 18 73 158

THERE WERE NO NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR

WATER LEVEL

Starting themonth at about 200'(13' 4" below top level) the water

rose to about 209'(4' 4" below top level) by the end of the month

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

White-fronted Geese 9 were reported on the 19th and the 26th on both occasions being 3 adults and 6 immature birds. 23 were seen on the 28th and 27(all adults) on the 30th.
Pintail A female was seen on the 12th.
Goosander Reported on 6 dates between the 13th and the 30th usually late in the day with a peak number of 9(including 3 drakes) on the 18th.
Oystercatcher One seen on the 12th.
Chiffchaff A single bird was noted on several occasions during the month
Brambling Seen all month usually under the hoppers in the Orchard or amongst the leaf litter adjacent to the Causeway. The peak number reported was a total of 90 on Christmas Day.

It should be noted that there were 12 days in the month for which no records were received as a result others may have gone unreported.