2015 WARDEN

Landguard Bird Observatory require a Seasonal Warden from mid-March to mid-November 2015. Applicants must have a BTO "A" or "C" bird ringing permit as a minimum requirement and an interest in biological recording. For further information please e.mail landguardbo@yahoo.co.uk

Monday 5th January 2015

Southbound 40 Common Scoter, 5 Shelduck, 5 Knot, 2 Brent plus north bound 50 Wigeon, 11 Brent & Oyk. 6 Snow Buntings on the beach & 1 Fieldfare on site early on.

Sunday 4th January 2015

Red sky in the morning - pollution warning ! Single Goldeneye south & single Red-breasted Merganser north in limited time spent viewing. Single Fieldfare on site early on with 2 Snow Bunting on the beach & a Skylark south over the reserve.

Saturday 3rd January 2015

Rain & almost no wind. 1 Fieldfare only bird of note. Abandon ship (or more precisely go home to do paperwork).

Friday 2nd January 2015

Mild winter weather makes things a tad tedious & doesn't tend to produce much in the way of migrants. 4 Fieldfare here briefly are today's migrants plus a Carrion Crow coming in off. Is this crow a migrant or one that just had a jolly out to sea and was just seen coming back in ? Starring out to sea very poor - once you have seen the 172 Cormorants heading out plus them changing position on a regular basis in the distance offshore then it's down to a grand total of a mere 6 Brents south & a Great-crested Grebe north in a couple of hours observation which is a very poor return indeed for the effort put in. Very few seagulls & Kitts about at the moment with divers and auks non-existent at present. Only 1 Collared Dove about behaving as if it's mate is nesting so just got to get the enthusiasm to locate it.

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Thursday 1st January 2015

Woodcock disturbed in the half light could have well been the bird taken by Mrs Peregrine & consumed on the beach very early on. Offshore heading south 40 Knot, 27 Wigeon, 15 Kitts, 5 Common Scoter, 2 Gannet, 2 Shelduck, Shoveler & Teal plus north bound 2 Gannet, Oyk & Kitt. A walk round the reserve produced a Snow Bunting near the point and a freshly dead Greylag Goose on the tide line but next to nothing else.