Saturday 16 August 2014

Old Moor Record Breaking Nocturnal Report - August 15th

Finally, the Little Egret record count was broken tonight as 25 birds came into roost. I predicted the counts usually peak about August Bank Holiday so we are about a week early unless numbers build further next week, they could well do. The Little Egret numbers in the area have increased steadily since the turn of the century, I think there were only 2 records of single birds last century. The Little Egret is a real 21st Century bird. For the record they came in as follows:- 1 already in, 1 at 19.11, 1 at 19.43, 1 at 20.04, 1 at 20.14, 2 at 20.18, 1 at 20.26, 1 at 20.28, 2 at 20.31, 1 at 20.35, 5 at 20.39, 1 at 20.46, 1 at 20.48, 2 at 20.55, 2 at 20.57 and finally 2 at 21.06. Tonight 13 birds came in from down the valley and 11 from up the valley. Also in the roost tonight were 5 Grey Herons and 18 Cormorants.

Again didn't have much time to look elsewhere but did record the following:-

Mere - Green Sandpiper 1, Dunlin 1, Little Ringed Plover 2.

Wader Scrape - Ruff 4, Green Sandpiper 3, Common Sandpiper 2.

Main Marsh - Wigeon 3, Lapwing 1000+, Golden Plover 1, Black Tailed Godwit 5, Greenshank 4, Green Sandpiper 4, Kestrel 1, Barn Owl 1.

It would be good to know if any Little Egrets roosted at Denaby Ings tonight as 34 birds were in the valley a couple of weeks ago. Have the numbers increased further or are more birds roosting at Old Moor?? Watch this space.


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