Kirkby Pits - 04/02/14

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:51 pm

Failed to find the Smew when I went this afternoon.

However, the usual species were present; Mallard, Wigeon, Teal, Pochard, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, 9 Goldeneye and a pair of Shoveler.

3 Year Ticks - Great Crested Grebe, Greater Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron.

4 Redshank along edges of landfill pools.
12 Chaffinch looking for food on the landfill piles.
Good numbers of Black-headed (including one bird that has acquired nearly all of its chocolate-brown 'breeding hood') and Herring Gulls on landfill.

Year List up to 65 species!

Phil Hyde · **Posted:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:42 am

Katherine,
If you try again use a 'scope to look at the far bank of the pit to the right hand side of the conveyor belt looking back towards Coningsby. It was hugging that far bank and wasn't (surprisingly) very conspicuous,
Phil

Katherine Birkett · **Posted:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:44 pm

Thanks for that advice Phil!

** begins negotiations with Dad **

Russell Hayes · **Posted:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:27 pm

Male Smew & Redhead were visible from the road with a few Tufted Ducks on the pit opposite the one described above, i.e. right hand side of road facing Coningsby just past Woodhall Sand and Gravel track entrance. TF 23135 60432

Trevor Gunby · **Posted:** Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:33 pm

Male Smew and male Scaup were both on Riverslea pit late morning to-day (6 Feb) showing well but rather distant.

Andrew Chick · **Posted:** Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:16 pm

Images of the distant drake smew, drake scaup, 2cy bird and female taken at approx 12.00pm on the Riverslea Pit today 06/02/2014

Trevor Gunby · **Posted:** Fri Feb 07, 2014 2:47 pm

Male Smew on south-west pit early afternoon to-day (7 Feb) - seems to be moving around from pit to pit
and not staying in one place which seems to have been normal behaviour in the past!

Carl Annall · **Posted:** Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:05 pm

Late morning today - missed the Smew but saw drake Scaup on Riverslea pit and 2 Egyptian Geese in field at rear of sanctuary area at back of Riverslea pit.

Andrew Chick · **Posted:** Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:19 pm

Drake smew on 7th Feb 2014

Gary Fenwick · **Posted:** Sat Feb 08, 2014 2:19 pm

Sat' morning....

Male Smew - on it's own on the furthest SW pit, also male Scaup and two Egyptian Geese on the water closest to Riverslea Farm.

Also around;

Long-tailed Tit 4 - by the reserve hide
Wigeon c20
GBB Gull - 2
LBB Gull - 3
Shelduck - 1
Goldeneye - 4
Pochard - 15
Greylag Goose - c80
plus lots of Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Coot, etc

Cheers, Gary

Andrew Vaughan · **Posted:** Sun Feb 09, 2014 4:55 pm

This afternoon between 12.15 and 13.30

Male Scaup on River Slea Pit
Pochard (3)
Wigeon (50)
Teal
Canada Geese (20)
Greylag Geese (40)
Possible White Fronted Goose amongst Greylag. Clear white top edge to beak.

From the Hide

Gadwall (150)
Mute Swan (3)
Tufted
Coot (20)

South East put
GBB Gull

Finally on the South west put
Mute Swan
Gadwall
Tufted
Last bird seen
Drake Smew

Andrew

Russell Hayes · **Posted:** Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:58 pm

Male and Female Smew were on the South West pit mid morning

Derek Morley · **Posted:** Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:54 pm

Around 1300 hrs today at Kirkby Pits : Male Scaup northern end of riverslea pit. Male Smew under the south bank of the pit on the left going toward Coningsby, just after the entrance to the sand & gravel works (TF 23156010)

Best Wishes
Derek

Carl Annall · **Posted:** Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:52 pm

Male Smew still showing well in the sunshine at 1500hrs today by the south bank of the same pit as mentioned above.

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Kirkby Pits - 04/02/14

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