Cliffe Pools

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    Feb 2013 courtesy of Murray Orchard

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    Feb 3rd

     Bewick’s Swan 30 – flew in to roost on the Flamingo Pool at dusk

    Shoveler 272

    Pintail 50

    Wigeon 2,500

    Shelduck 45

    Pochard 185

    T Duck 151

    Scaup 11 (6 drakes)

    Goldeneye 30 (5 drakes)

    Bl/T Godwit 3,500 roosting on the islands

    Tawny Owl – bird hooting at Allen’s Hill at dusk

    Fieldfare 300

     The Shoveler were mainly on the Back Barn Pools whilst the rest of the dabbling duck were on the Radar/Hidden/Ski Pools. The diving duck were mostly on the Flamingo Pool.

     

    Feb 9th

     Shoveler 272 (mostly on Ski Pool)

    Pintail 85 (mostly Radar-Ski Pools)

    Wigeon 3,400 (incredible numbers on the Radar-Ski Pools)

    Gadwall 112 (Ski Pool)

    Goldeneye 32 (8 drakes; Flamingo Pool)

    Little Egret 8

    Greenshank 1

    Marsh Harrier 2

    Com Buzzard 2

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    Recent Sightings, Waxwings in Cliffe Village

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    Waxwings have been seen again in and around the green in Cliffe Village, behind the Six Bells Pub.

    These totalled 42 on Monday 28th January.

    The green has many berry bushes but is surrounded by gardens and houses so please respect the resident's privacy while looking for the birds.

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    Recent Sightings

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    04/10/2012

    2500 Black tailed Godwit

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    Recent sightings 12.09.2012

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    Osprey. We've had an email in from Scotish Wildlife Trust informing us that a young male Osprey that they ringed and fitted with a satellite tracker has been roosting in North Kent near Northward Hill. If anyone see's an Osprey with a blue leg ring on his left leg, please let us know, as we would like to keep our Scottish colleagues updated with sightings.     

    Buzzard

    Peregrine

    Sparrowhawk

    Hobby

    Kestrel

    Spotted redshank

    Greenshank

    Turnstone

    Green Sandpiper

    Wood Sandpiper

    Ruff

    Wigeon

    Cettis Warbler

    Black-tailed Godwit 

    Redshank

    Oystercatcher

    Avocet

    Lapwing

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    Bank Holiday weekend

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    Our new Residential Volunteer Luke Wallace was on patrol at Cliffe Pools at the weekend and made the following sightings list.

    Avocet

    Black headed Gull

    Black Tern (2 Juvs)

    Black-tailed Godwit

    Common Tern

    Curlew (6)

    Curlew sandpiper (1)

    Great Black-backed Gull

    Great-crested Grebe

    Green Sandpiper (8)

    Grey Heron

    Grey Plover (30)

    Herring Gull

    Knot (30)

    Linnet

    Little Egret

    Little Stint (5)

    Marsh Harrier (1 male)

    Meadow Pipit

    Oystercatcher

    Redshank

    Ringed Plover (50+)

    Ruff (10)

    Snipe

    Sparrowhawk

    Spotted Redshank (1)

    Turnstone (3)

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