SEASONAL WARDEN LANDGUARD BIRD OBSERVATORY
Applicants need to be competent birdwatchers and have a BTO bird ringing ‘C’ permit with a mist net endorsement as a minimum requirement. An interest in other aspects of natural history and biological recording is also needed.
The position runs from Mid-March until mid-November 2026. A job description is available on request. If you require any specifics, please don’t hesitate to ask. Please e-mail landguardbo@yahoo.co.uk
Today's highlights are a Song Thrush singing pre-dawn at the north end plus the first 2 Collared Dove & Black Redstart of the year. Black Red is a tad unexpected as we haven't seen one since November 9th last autumn & no indication of one wintering locally (although big enough dock next door to go unnoticed in). Flock of at least 45 Common Scoter again offshore.
209 Cormorant headed out fishing. 16 Common Scoter flew around offshore & a Great Crested Grebe went south. 17 Sanderling on the beach & 3 Snow Bunting out the back. Rain from 0930ish so that's it.
Murky, foggy, then rain as predicted - not pleasant at all. 272 Cormorant went out fishing early. 11 Sanderling, 3 Ringos & 3 Snow Bunting on front beach early morning with the Snow Bunting resorting to favourite bit of back beach later. Guess that the Snow Bunts are quite possibly roosting in the shelter of the Marram Grass on the beach overnight ?
5 Red-crested Pochard (2 drakes) in off at 1003 hrs was most unexpected with our only previous record being of a female/juvenile flying south close inshore on 5th September 1990. Southbound 17 Brent, 3 Shelduck & 2 Red-throated Diver with northbound 10 Brent & 9 Red-throats. 13 Kitts were offshore & a single Brent sat on the reserve for a short while. 3 Snow Bunting & Mipit on the back beach.
Ringing: 1 Wood Pigeon.