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Holbeach Marsh, Moulton Marsh, Kirkby Pits 09/08/13
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Author:  Matthew Harrison [ Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Holbeach Marsh, Moulton Marsh, Kirkby Pits 09/08/13
A day off work and a tour around some of my old stomping grounds. Some of the more notable sightings.

Holbeach Marsh:

Barn Owl - 1
Kestrel - 1
Little Egret - 19 (9 Holbeach Marsh, 10 Fosdyke Wash)
Common Tern - 6
Greenshank - 2
Whimbrel - 2
Snipe - 3
Black-tailed Godwit - 29
Turnstone - 12
Grey Plover - 12
Golden Plover - 16
Redshank - 80
Oystercatcher - 147
Swallow - total of 16 west

Also 4 Marsh Harriers spread across the wider Holbeach/Wash area

plus good numbers of Common Seals spread across the saltmarsh (see mammal news)

Moulton Marsh:

Little Egret - 5 along River Welland
Kestrel - 2 (m+f)
plus two notable scarcities.......
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 juv
Turtle Dove - 1 purring away

Kirkby Pits:

Some breeding success noted amongst some of the scarcer waders, plus:

Green Sandpiper - 1
Lapwing - 238
Common Tern - 8 (4 juvs)
Oytercatcher - 1
Teal - 17
Pochard - 8
Shoveler -7
Gadwall - 7
Wigeon - 1
Egyptian Goose - 1
Marsh Harrier - 1 tussling with a Buzzard over the back of the pits
Green Woodpecker - 2 showing v well (1 juv)

Matthew
Author:  Russ Telfer [ Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Holbeach Marsh, Moulton Marsh, Kirkby Pits 09/08/13
Matthew

just after you left the hide 2 more Green Sandpipers came in, then all 3 started chasing each other. At one point one landed on top of the hide, another perched on the 'Kingfisher' post and sat there for about 20 minutes.

Russ
Author:  Matthew Harrison [ Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Holbeach Marsh, Moulton Marsh, Kirkby Pits 09/08/13
Nice to know there are a few about Russ, and we did suspect that there might have been more than one, but sounds like you had quite a show. Hope you managed to get some shots.

Matthew
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