Recent Sightings at Fairhaven Beach
17th November 2024
Jack Snipe, 5, (IW, AA, JM)
Snipe, 80
Part of WeBS count. All flushed off marsh on incoming high tide.
16th November 2024
Oystercatcher, 1400, (David Nuttall)
Grey Plover, 140
Curlew, 30
Bar-tailed Godwit, 120
Knot, 1700
high tide roost
Dunlin, 800
Jack Snipe, 4
flushed at high tide
Snipe, 68
Redshank, 40
Grey Heron, 7
Little Egret, 5
Skylark, 8
Linnet, 20
Reed Bunting, 2, females
15th November 2024
Eider, 8, 6 males
flew north
Oystercatcher, 1200
high tide roost
Grey Plover, 140
Curlew, 80
Bar-tailed Godwit, 200
Knot, 1400
Dunlin, 600
Snipe, 33
flushed by high tide
Redshank, 80
high tide roost
Grey Heron, 1
Little Egret, 6
Fieldfare, 2
over high, calling
Linnet, 16
5th November 2024
Water Rail, 3
calling birds
Oystercatcher, 900
high tide roost
Grey Plover, 22
feeding on beach
Curlew, 63
Bar-tailed Godwit, 35
Knot, 850
high tide roost
Dunlin, 60
Snipe, 27
Redshank, 180
Cormorant, 90
on sand bar at high tide
Grey Heron, 2
Little Egret, 8
feeding in the rushes
Sparrowhawk, 1, female
flew over the marsh
Peregrine, 1, female
a couple of unsuccessful attempts to take a wader
3rd November 2024
Brent Goose, 3, (LGB, DN, SC, CH, TP, SS, JM)
Wader Conservation World Watch 2024 - Dark
Oystercatcher, 850
Grey Plover, 45
Curlew, 12
Bar-tailed Godwit, 320
Turnstone, 16
Knot, 2000
Sanderling, 35
Dunlin, 420
Redshank, 1100
Little Egret, 4
Merlin, 1, Female
Plus the Meadow Pipit it caught.
Peregrine, 1
Flushed almost everything!
Rook, 3
Carrion Crow, 9
Linnet, 7
Goldfinch, 14
2nd November 2024
Brent Goose, 2, (Len Blacow)
flew up river
30th October 2024
Shelduck, 126, (David Nuttall)
Wigeon, 50
on the sea
Water Rail, 7
calling from the marsh between south beach cafe to Fairhaven Lake
Oystercatcher, 1000
high tide roost
Grey Plover, 7
feeding on beach
Curlew, 22
Bar-tailed Godwit, 12
Knot, 500
high tide roost
Sanderling, 40
Redshank, 30
Little Egret, 6
Reed Bunting, 3
17th October 2024
Shelduck, 15
High tide
Wigeon, 52
over the sea heading south
Pintail, 8
Water Rail, 1
calling bird. later made a 30 yard flight over reeds at high tide.
Oystercatcher, 600
Curlew, 40
Bar-tailed Godwit, 35
Knot, 600
Dunlin, 30
Snipe, 90
several flocks to c40 birds flushed by high tide
Cormorant, 12
Short-eared Owl, 1
back and forth over reeds eventually drifting north
Skylark, 2
Meadow Pipit, 8
Linnet, 30
single flock
12th October 2024
Swallow, 2, (John Lees)
Over UU compound heading south
2nd October 2024
Shelduck, 138, (David Nuttall)
Eider, 8
roosting on a sand bar
Oystercatcher, 1450
Grey Plover, 73
Ringed Plover, 5
Curlew, 64
Bar-tailed Godwit, 325
Turnstone, 1
Knot, 1700
high tide roost
Sanderling, 400
Dunlin, 160
Redshank, 120
Great Black-backed Gull, 3
roosting on the beach
Cormorant, 35
Little Egret, 2