Recent Sightings at Cocker's Dyke
18th November 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 780, (Paul Ellis)
pasture to west
Grey Plover, 20
high tide
Bar-tailed Godwit, 140
flew east at high tide
Dunlin, 1200
high tide
Buzzard, 1
Kestrel, 1
Meadow Pipit, 10
saltmarsh
16th November 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 210
moving between pasture fields from SD371493 to SD373494 to SD378497
8th November 2024
Whooper Swan, 20
Flew low south over Beach and inland, am.
Golden Plover, 1024
Roosting at top of beach at low tide
7th November 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 103, (Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver)
Pasture fields close to sea wall between Seafield and Cocker's Dyke Houses
Golden Plover, 480, (Paul Ellis)
Roosting then flew off
Barn Owl, 1, female, (Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver)
Hunting fields between Seafield and Cocker's Dyke Houses at dusk
Kestrel, 1
Pink-footed Goose, 42, (NJL CH)
In field
Shelduck, 22
Oystercatcher, 200
On shore and in field
Lapwing, 75
Golden Plover, 140
Curlew, 11
High tide
Knot, 1500
Dunlin, 50
Redshank, 65
Great Black-backed Gull, 3
Little Egret, 5
Buzzard, 1
Wren, 1
Robin, 2
6th November 2024
Lapwing, 560, (Paul Ellis)
Falling tide
4th November 2024
Spoonbill, 1, Juve, (AC)
300 yards East.
Little Egret, 2
Greenfinch, 3
3rd November 2024
Wigeon, 8, (Tom P)
Eider, 3
Oystercatcher, 174
Lapwing, 891
Golden Plover, 87
Grey Plover, 74
Curlew, 503
Bar-tailed Godwit, 28
Knot, 3000
Dunlin, 1818
Snipe, 36
Redshank, 301
Spoonbill, 1
Juvenile still present
Song Thrush, 1
Twite, 2
Flew west
Linnet, 11
30th October 2024
Grey Partridge, 7, (Barry Dyson and Howard Phillips)
In Hy-Fly fields at SD381497
Spoonbill, 1, juv
Midway between Cockers dyke and Fluke Hall associating with Little Egret
Raven, 2
Over
29th October 2024
Golden Plover, 300, (AC)
In 2 flocks, with Lapwings and Dunlin
Spoonbill, 1, Juve
Moving between Fluke Hall and Cocker's Dyke
Stonechat, 1, F
Long stayer
27th October 2024
Skylark, 3, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
on marsh
Dunlin, 1300, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Feeding at top of beach at low tide
Snipe, 4
Mediterranean Gull, 1, adult
Grey Wagtail, 1
Greenfinch, 18
Spoonbill, 1, Juve, (AC)
Showed well at times
Stonechat, 1, F
In field East of Beech road
Twite, 7
With very mobile Linnets
25th October 2024
Whooper Swan, 24, (Paul Ellis)
flew east along tideline at dusk
Lapwing, 500
Low tide at dusk
Golden Plover, 460
at top of beach at low tide, am
Barn Owl, 1
hunting field to east at dusk
Meadow Pipit, 10
over east
Linnet, 50
saltmarsh
Reed Bunting, 1
24th October 2024
Golden Plover, 230, (Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver / Peter Rhind)
roosting at top of beach
Mediterranean Gull, 1, adult winter
Spoonbill, 1, Juvenile
Roosting at the creek mouth and feeding along the marsh edge to west then east. 1638-1717 hrs.
Kestrel, 1
23rd October 2024
Whooper Swan, 36, (Paul Ellis)
Flew south
18th October 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 1170
on beach am
Golden Plover, 200
top of beach low tide
Snipe, 65
high tide
Buzzard, 1
Kestrel, 1
17th October 2024
Snipe, 13
high tide
Buzzard, 1
13th October 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 1250, (PGS, PE, DH)
Roosting on beach early morning
Whooper Swan, 12
Flew high east
Knot, 2710
Long-tailed Tit, 8
Cockers Dyke Houses
Goldcrest, 2
6th October 2024
Mediterranean Gull, 1, Ad winter, (Paul Ellis / Paul Slade)
Meadow Pipit, 4
flew east
Barnacle Goose, 7, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Roosting with pinkies on the beach early AM
Pink-footed Goose, 3180
Roosting on the beach early AM
Golden Plover, 248
low tide, top of the beach
Curlew Sandpiper, 1, juv
Peregrine, 1
Grey Wagtail, 1
4th October 2024
Great Black-backed Gull, 18, (Paul Ellis / Kinta Beaver)
high tide
Wheatear, 5
sea wall from Beach Road to Seafield
Meadow Pipit, 6
sea wall
3rd October 2024
Barnacle Goose, 9, (Paul Ellis)
with pinkfeet on beach early morning
Pink-footed Goose, 1700
on beach early morning
Golden Plover, 140, (Paul Ellis / Peter Rhind)
low tide
Bar-tailed Godwit, 2
Curlew Sandpiper, 1, juvenile
with 110 Dunlin low tide
Sanderling, 70
low tide
Dunlin, 110
Mediterranean Gull, 1, adult
Buzzard, 1, (Paul Ellis)
Kestrel, 1, (Paul Ellis / Peter Rhind)
27th September 2024
Golden Plover, 175, (low tide)
Grey Plover, 8
Dunlin, 2
Mediterranean Gull, 1, adult
Wheatear, 1, (on field)