26/09/26 - 06:35 to 11:15 with Jon Lowes and Ray Scally
New In - a strange day! It started with the arrival of a lone Whooper Swan at 8:05 which flew in from the north and landed on the lagoon and is probably the earliest autumn arrival date with most records coming in October and November.
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| Whooper Swan - Jon Lowes |
Just over an hour later 3 Great Egret came in from the north on a similar flight line to the swan and landed on the lagoon. They stayed just 10 minutes before heading off west rapidly gaining height.
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| Great Egret |
We jokingly speculated what the next large white bird to arrive would be and shouldn't therefore have been too surprised when two Little Egrets flew in at 10:00. They stayed a little longer but flew off NW just after 11am.
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| Little Egret top Ray Scally bottom Andy Butler |
The lone Pintail was joined by another and a Common Gull flew west which completes the new birds for the day.
Migrant wise we estimated 15 Chiffchaff this morning and a single male Blackcap was seen. Very few Meadow Pipits today and no hirundines.
