Hollesley August

 August 11th

Coot Numbers today were up to 21, for me a site record, and probably a site record full stop. 6 Spoonbill, 2 Greenshank and 2 Greens Sand.

August 12th

A Cuckoo had been found at Shingle Street so went to take a look, it was blowing a gale but the bird did show well after giving us all the run around, a Drake Common Scoter was sat on sea alone.

August 19th

A Red Kite over the garden before i nipped to the patch. Walked down the track to find 2 pied fly, on the scrape 5 Ruff, 4 little Ringed Plover, 1 Caspian Gull, 1 female type Garganey, 6 common sand and 9 Spoonbill.

August 20th

That rare just wouldn't come today and it was hard work out their, but a Whinchat was from the sluice, 1 Dartford warbler on river wall, 4 Woodsand, 4 Greenshank, 7 Greensand, 9 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Spoonbill, 2 Dunlin, Hobby, a red wing tagged Marsh Harrier probably local. 2 Wheatear. Many Whitethroat, Sedge warblers and a few Reed Warblers

10 House sparrow away from the village was unusual.

Nipped to Hollesley common to try find a roosting Nightjar that a friend told me about. i did find one closeby.

Nipped back to Hollesley where some more waders were dropping in with Bar-tailed Godwit.

 

This ringed bird was from Revtangen in Norway, rung 02.08.2023 in a mist net. Yellow LUL, first report of this batch of waders ringed.

August 25th

Been at work all day when a Red Necked Phalarope had been found on the scrape. so after work i made a dash for the patch picking this bird up distantly. It was a great evning on patch with no less than 20 species of Waders, 2 Spotted Redshank, 4 Woodsand 7 Greensand, 2 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 1 Knot, Redshank, Black tailed godwit, Common Sand, 6 little Ringed Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, Curlew. Greenshank, Avocet and a Turnstone Also a 1st winter yellow ringed Caspian gull. 25 Spoonbill was amazing.

August 26th

Much the same as yesterday, the Red necked Phalarope was still here, 25 Spoonbill, 2 Hobby and a very good mix of waders. The Phalarope finally gave itself up by showing a little better. The Common Gull was still feeding its young. A female type Garganey was about again.