We carried out one of our first lamping sessions of the winter last night at a site in the south of the harbour. There seems to still be a number of Woodcock yet to arrive as the site often produces 20-30 individuals logged during the session but only 9 were seen last night. However 2 were caught along with a Jack Snipe which makes for a good start to the season. Off Jerry’s Point the Long-tailed Duck was seen again along with a newly arrived Slavonian Grebe, 7 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Great Northern Diver and 2 Sandwich Terns. There were also 4 Black-necked Grebe and 3 Common Scoter of Knoll Beach. In Middlebere there were 5 Spotted Redshank, 19 Grey Plover, 470 Avocet, 120 Redshank, 280 Dunlin, 5 Curlew and 20 Black-tailed Godwit. There was another Black Redstart found today, this time along the Baiter shoreline near the Poole Park sluice gate. Finally, another Water Pipit was colour-ringed at Lytchett Bay as part of a national scheme to learn more about these scarce visitors to the UK. So far three have been ringed with yellow rings on the right leg showing eith 0K, 1K or 2K
Woodcock being ringed near Hartland
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