Your recent sightings at Blacktoft Sands
Your recent sightings
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Heading south!
Its been interesting to watch the poor old swallows, sand martins and house martins heading south against the strong south westerly winds over the last couple of days , hugging the ground as close as possible as they head to their wintering ground...
Posted 19 Sep 2018 by Pete Short -
Lagoons back in business and autumn migration underway!
Apologies about the lack of a recent blog but its been a busy week what with the high tides and the excavation works finally coming to an end with some superb new habitat created and now already in working condition! Singleton lagoon flooding up o...
Posted 13 Sep 2018 by Pete Short -
Water levels slip sliding away
It seems that mother natures grip isn't going to relent at the moment what with so little rain and constant warm temperatures, we knew we were going to be struggling for water on the lagoons but at the moment its going to be touch and go to see if...
Posted 07 Sep 2018 by Pete Short -
A bit of a Hullabaloo - red-necked phalarope, temminks stint, Montagu's harrier and spotted crake
Friday was just one of those very special Blacktoft days when the birding was just superb with some amazing sightings all through the day , but it certainly hasn't stopped just at Friday with the red-necked phalarope putting on a superb show for...
Posted 04 Sep 2018 by Pete Short -
Red-necked phalarope!
Already it seems that the change in the wind direction is bringing rewards as suspected and mentioned in my last blog . Counting the 450 or so teal this morning gave a lovely reward in the form of a lovely juvenile red-necked phalarope on Singleto...
Posted 31 Aug 2018 by Pete Short -
Migration gets underway - again
Well migration never really stops at this time of year but of course different weather often gives troughs and peaks in many species , the change to north westerlies seemed to slow things last week but a quick swiz around site at high tide today...
Posted 29 Aug 2018 by Pete Short
Grid Reference: SE8423 (+2km)
- Spotted Crake (1)
- 04 Sep 2018
- Pink-footed Goose (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
- Marsh Harrier (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
- Water Rail (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
- Black-tailed Godwit (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
- Ruff (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
- Green Sandpiper (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
- Bearded Tit (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
- Whinchat (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
- Tree Sparrow (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
