Recent Sightings at Winmarleigh
19th November 2024
Grey Heron, 2, (Barry Dyson and Howard Phillips)
By Lee brook, north of Island lane.
Great White Egret, 1
By Lee brook, north of Island lane
Little Egret, 7
Kingfisher, 1
Flew north of Island lane, along Lee brook.
Jay, 1
Song Thrush, 3
Seen along Whitters Lane
Mistle Thrush, 1
Cattle Egret, 19, (AC)
Fields North of Junction with Island Lane and Whitters Lane
Great White Egret, 1
Flew close by calling loudly
10th November 2024
Pintail, 5, (Jonny Scragg)
Flood off Island Lane
Cattle Egret, 16
with the cattle off Island lane
Marsh Harrier, 1, Juvenile
Flood off Island Lane
9th November 2024
Black-tailed Godwit, 300, (Jonathan Platt)
on floods along Whitters Lane
Whooper Swan, 7, (Jonathan)
Cattle Egret, 20
8th November 2024
Whooper Swan, 9, (Roy Kendall)
over Whitters Lane
Ruff, 3, (Jonathan)
Cattle Egret, 18
Flood off Island Lane
Marsh Harrier, 1, Female
5th November 2024
Canada Goose, 42, (Barry Dyson)
On flood by Whitters lane
Shoveler, 15
Wigeon, 178
Pintail, 65
Lapwing, 500
On flood by whitters lane
Black-tailed Godwit, 3750
On flood and grass by Whitters lane. Fewer than on 30/10 but probably on other wet fields nearby.
Snipe, 8
Over flood looking to land
3rd November 2024
Black-tailed Godwit, 720, (LGB, DN, SC, CH, TP, SS, JM)
Wader Conservation World Watch 2024 - On large Flood at Caunce Grange
Fieldfare, 50, (DavidF)
Whitters Lane
30th October 2024
Greylag Goose, 22, (Barry Dyson and Howard Phillips)
On flood by Island lane
Mute Swan, 23, 17 adults, 6 juvs
On flood by Island lane at SD458470
Wigeon, 82
On flood by Island lane
Pintail, 26
Teal, 56
Teal, 800
On flood seen from Whitters lane at SD464466. Bad light prevented other ducks being counted.
Black-tailed Godwit, 5000
On flood by Island lane. Amazing sight. No other waders present.
Black-tailed Godwit, 500
Seen from Whitters lane (15.15 pm) at SD464466. Bad light prevented better count.
Grey Heron, 2
Whitters lane flood
Buzzard, 1
Raven, 1
Over Whitters lane flood
9th October 2024
Barnacle Goose, 2, (Jonathan)
By floods off Whitters Lane with Pinkfeet
Pink-footed Goose, 3000
Lapwing, 540
Black-tailed Godwit, 60
Snipe, 3
Marsh Harrier, 2, Juvenile / Unknown
29th September 2024
Shoveler, 2, (DavidF)
Lapwing, 50
Jay, 1
Swallow, 2
Long-tailed Tit, 8