BOUGH BEECH - 2ND QUARTER 2008


Nightingale at Bough Beech photograph by Brian Sedgwick

 

BOUGH BEECH - APRIL 2008

Species recorded 107
  Less White Wagtaiul(not a seperate species)  - 1
Total 106
  Plus [ ] species     1
Total

107
   
Cumulative species 135
  Less White Wagtail  - 1
Total 134
  plus [ ] species     1
Total 135
   
Days covered by Wardens   26
  plus other days for which records received     4
Total days in month   30
   
Warden/days   34


ANNUAL COMPARISON

Year Days covered Warden/days Species recorded Cumulative
1994 27 50 117 133
1995 29 53 110 126
1996 27 43 111 133
1997 26 55 100 128
1998 26 35 101 121
1999 23 28   89 110
2000 21 22   87 115
2001 22 25   85 110
2002 21 24   94 123
2003 22 25 105 121
2004 21 21 104 125
2005 21 28   91 118
2006 24 38 102 129
2007 21 34 106 120
2008 26 34 106 134

NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR

Scaup Red-breasted Merganser Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier Montagu's Harrier Osprey
Red-footed Falcon Hobby Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover Lapwing Dunlin
Bar-tailed Godwit Whimbrel Greenshank
Common Sandpiper Little Gull Common Tern
Arctic Tern Black Tern Turtle Dove
Cuckoo Swift House Martin
Yellow Wagtail White Wagtail Nightingale
Redstart Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat Whitethroat Garden Warbler
[Gyr Falcon]    

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH.

Scaup Single birds reported on the 8th and 17th.
Red-breasted Merganser A female seen on the 16th.
Marsh Harrier A female seen on the20th.
Hen Harrier A female seen on the 15th.
Montagu's Harrier A female seen on the 20th.
Osprey One seen flying northon the 4th.
Red-footed Falcon A male seen on the 29th, if accepted this will be a new bird for Bough Beech.
Hobby Single birds seen on most days from the 20th onwards.
Little Ringed Plover Single birds seen on the 10th and 21st.
Ringed Plover One seen on the 4th.
Dunlin Single birds seen on the 16th and 27th.
Bar-tailed Godwit Two seen on the 29th.
Whimbrel 8 seen on the17th, 2 on the 19th, 14 on the 20th, 3 on the 23rd, 2 on the 27th and 1 on the 28th.
Greenshank Single birds seen on the 16th and 18th.
Common Sandpiper 3 seen on the 12th, 1 on the 16th and 3 on the 25th.
LittleGull 8 adult birds seen on the 16th.
Common Tern Up to 10seen daily from the 16th onwards.
Arctic Tern A single bird seen from the 18th to the 22nd.
Black Tern 2 seen on the 29th.
Turtle Dove 1 seen on the 20th.
Cuckoo 1 or 2 reported from the 12th onwards.
Swift Single birds seen from the 27th onwards.
House Martin Up to 80 seen on most days from the 4th onward.
Yellow Wagtail Single birds seen on the 8th, 16th and 17th.
White Wagtail 1 seen on the 25th
Nightingale 1 or 2 present from the 8th onwards mostly identified by sound in bushes near the gate to the North Lake.
Redstart A male seen on the 8th.
Sedge Warbler 1 reported on the 25th.
Reed Warbler 1 or 2 seen, or heard, from the 12th onwards.
Lesser Whitethroat Single birds seen on the 28th and 30th.
Garden Warbler Up to 3 seen from the 14th onwards.
[Gyr Falcon] A Gyr, or possibly a Saker, Falcon seen on the 4th. This was possibly 1 that had escaped in Kent.  Jessys could be clearly seen.
   



Sanderling at the Dam photograph by Martin Coath

 BOUGH BEECH - MAY 2008

Species recorded   94
   
Cumulative species 142
  Less White Wagtail(not a seperate species)  -  1
Total 141
  plus [ ] species     1
Total 142
   
Days covered by Wardens   20
  plus other days for which records received     8
Total days for which records received   28
  days for which no records received     3
Total days in month   31
   
Warden/days   29

 

ANNUAL COMPARISON

Year Days covered Warden/days Species recorded Cumulative species
1994 22 35 104 140
1995 26 35 100 130
1996 25 34   98 140
1997 27 41   97 135
1998 18 24   88 127
1999 24 28   87 118
2000 13 13   80 123
2001 19 19   80 119
2002 21 25   95 131
2003 21 21   86 125
2004 14 16   87 130
2005 24 33   83 123
2006 22 28   83 136
2007 18 20   84 125
2008 20 29   94 141

NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR

Honey Buzzard Red Kite Sanderling Redshank

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

Honey Buzzard 1 seen on the 29th circling over North Lake around 12.30 before flying off to the North
Red Kite Single birds seen on the 2nd, 12th and 25th.
Sanderling 1 seen on the Dam on the 2nd.(see above photograph)
Redshank Single birdfs seen on the 11th and the 26th
Common Tern Seen all monthwith Whiteside Island the subject of a dispute with Cormortants with the Terns being victors by sheer weight of numbers.
Little Ringed Plover photograph by Martin Coath

BOUGH BEECH - JUNE 2008

Species recorded   88
   
Cumulative species recorded 140
   less White Wagtail(not a separate species)   - 1
Total 139
  plus [ ] species     1
Total 140
   
Days covered by Wardens   23
   
Warden/days   29

ANNUAL COMPARISON

Year Days covered Warden/days Species recorded Cumulative species
1994 24 26 82 143
1995 23 29 85 132
1996 23 32 85 138
1997 15 23 76 136
 1998

11 

 12  72  127 
1999  22  24  76  118 
2000  20  20  73  124 
2001  15  16  66  119 
2002  11  13  75  132 
2003  17  20  77  126 
2004  12  14  73  132 
2005  24  29  86  126 
2006  22  28  86  142 
2007  13  17  80  126 
2008  23  29  88  139 

NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR

Little Tern                                             Crossbill

WATER LEVEL

During the month the water level fell from 211' 3"(2' below top level) to 209'(2' 4" below top level)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

Egyptian Goose 1 or 2 seen on 8 days in the month.
Red Kite 1 seen on th 7th, 8th and 13th.
Osprey 1 seen on the 10th.
Little Ringed Plover 1 or 2 seen on6 days with 4 on the 17th and 3 on the 23rd.
Curlew 1 seen on the 21st and the 27th.
Common Tern The breeding colony had 9 nesting pairs from which at least 4 juveniles now present - it is not easy to count young as they hide in the tunnels except when food is brought by their parents.
Little Tern 2 seen on the 22nd.
Black Tern 1 seen on the 13th.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 seen on the 15th and 17th close to the Causeway.
Crossbill 14 reported on the 12th, 2 on the 23rd and 10 on the 24th.