MONTHLY REPORTS - FIRST QUARTER 2010


JANUARY 2010

Species recorded 85
    plus [ ] species   1
Total 86
   
Days covered  
   Wardens 18
    Others   7
Total 25
   Days for which no records received   6
Total days in month 31
Warden/days 19

These figures were adversely affected by bad weather.

ANNUAL COMPARISON

Year Days covered Warden/days Species recorded
1994     18     24     74
1995     23     32     78
1996     26     39     97
1997     21     29     89
1998     18     21     74
1999     18     19     68
2000     16     18     75
2001     17     18     70
2002     18     20     86
2003     16     17     72
2004     12     12     74
2005     17     22     75
2006     18     25     79
2007     26     32     76
2008     18     19     80
2009     23     29     93
2010     25     19            85


WATER LEVEL

During the month the water level remained at or about top level

Bittern One reported on the 18th and 21st.
Bewick's Swan Up to 10 seen on several days.
Brent Goose One seen on the 21st./
Pintail One present between the 8th and 10th.
Goosander Up to seven seen regularly.
Ruddy Duck A male seen on the 10th and again from the 19th to 21st.
Smew One seen onfour days with three on the 28th.
Argentatus Herring Gull Three seen as part of a flock of 15 Herring Gulls on the 8th.
Raven One seen on the 10th.
[Harris Hawk] One seen on the 27th.

 

FEBRUARY 2010

Species recorded 62
    plus [ ] species   1
Total 63
   
Cumulative species 89
    plus [ ] species   1
Total 90
   
Days covered  
    Wardens   3
    Others 13
Total days with records 16
    days with no records 12
Days in month 28
   
Warden/days   3

These figures were adversely affected by bad weather.

ANNUAL COMPARISON

Year Days covered Warden/days Species recorded Cumulative
1994     23     24     74       79
1995     25     33     80       83
1996     24     32     88     103
1997     20     26     85       96
1998     16     19     74      79
1999     22     26     70       79
2000     18     20     72       81
2001     17     17     70       77
2002     22     26     80-       95
2003     13     13     68       78
2004     17     17     69       80
2005     19     23     70       79
2006     14     15     74       84
2007     26     31     75       84
2008     21     26     80       90
2009     23     26     82       99
2010     16       3     63       89

NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR

Kestral          Woodcock          Mediterrean Gull        Hybrid Scaup

HIGHLIGHTS OF  THE MONTH

Woodcock One seen near the Smokery on the 3rd, with two seen on the 19th and 24th.
Mediterranean Gull One seen at 13.45 on the 26th.
Hybrid Scaup One seen on the 17th.
[Harris Hawk] One seen on the 19th.



MARCH 2010

Species recorded     89
   Plus Hybrid Ducks       2
    Plus [ ] Species       1
Total     92
   
Cumulative Species   102
    Plus Hybrid Ducks       3
    Plus [ ] Species       1
Total   106
   
Warden/days     27

ANNUAL COMPARISON

year Days covered Warden/days Species Recorded Cumulative Species
1994     25     37     92     99
1995     27     33     93     99
1996     24     33     98   115
1997     27     49     87   107
1998     19     32     86     96
1999     16     17     73     85
2000     20     21     79     91
2001     18     19     76     89
2002     23     27     87   103
2003     21     21     85     94
2004     18     20     82     94
2005     22     28     87     95
2006     18     21     84   101
2007     24      29     83     94
2008     23     25     88   102
2009     15     18     92   109
2010     26     27     89   102

NEW BIRDS FOR THE YEAR

Little Egret Red-crested Pochard Red Kite
Goshawk Dunlin Redshank
Lesser Black-backed Gull Common Tern Sand Martin
Swallow Grey Wagtail Wheatear
Mistle Thrush Chiffchaff Linnet
MallardXTeal(hybeid) Tufted DuckXPochard(hybrid)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH

Little Egret One seen on the 11th
Red-crested Pochard One seen on the 28th
Red Kite Single birds seen onthe 1st, 6th, 15th and 30th.
Goshawk One seen on the 28th.
Dunlin One seen on the 15th.
Redshank One seen on the 29th
Lesser Black-backed Gull Two seen on the 11th.
Common Tern One seen on the 25th.
Sand Martin Up to 11 seen from the 22nd.
Swallow Up to 5 seen from the 17th.
Grey Wagtail One or two were seen during the first half of the month.
Wheateart One seen on the 22nd.
Mistle Thrush Three seen on the 11th.
Chiffchaff One to three seen from the 15th onwards.
Linnet Two seen on the 15th and three on the 28th
MallardXTeal(hybrid) One seen on the29th.
Tufted DuckXPochard(hybrid) One seen on the 28th.