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31 Mar 2025; two Yellow Wagtails on the dam. Error in last message; should be March!

 

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01 Apr 2025; still just two Yellow Wagtails on the dam plus two Swallows around the barns. Six Little Gulls flew east over the dam tracked from the western end. A Great Northern diver in the middle.

 

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04 Apr 2025; approx 12 Little Gulls off Dudney Creek at midday. Five Garganey (3 males, 2 females) in Littless Bay. A Rock Pipit on the dam. Two Avocets and two Cetti's in the lagoons.

 

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06 Apr 2025; five Little Gulls off Dudney hide, seven Yellow Wagtails and a Wheatear on the dam. Two Great Northern Divers still off Hill Farm

 

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07 Apr 2025; approx 25 Yellow Wagtails and a Wheatear on the dam.

 

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08 Apr 2025; Black Tern and White Wagtail new in and at least 30 Yellow Wagtails on the dam.

 

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09 Apr 2025; the White Wagtail still on the dam but fewer Yellow Wagtails. The wintering Common Sandpiper hanging on still.

 

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12 Apr 2025; 26 + 1 Little Gulls through late morning.

 

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14 Apr 2025; 35+ Yellow Wagtails and two White Wagtails on the dam. Two Dunlin, two Common Sandpipers plus the usual dozen Little Ringed Plovers. Great Northern Diver and Common Tern off the fishing lodge. Of note the subadult Great Black backed gull still present; very little white in the primaries so gives it a Cape Gull appearance.....

 

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15 Apr 2025; approx 40 Yellow Wagtails and 5+ White Wagtails on the dam. Great Northern diver present.

 

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16 Apr 2025; at least 10 White Wagtails on the dam. Now three Common Sandpipers...

 

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18 Apr 2025; at least 50 Yellow Wagtails this evening on the dam plus a few White and a Grey. More interesting is a female type with features of 'Channel'/Blue-headed hybrid. Possibly a returning individual from last year seen on 13 Apr 2024 - see post 345

This bird is very grey overall when mixed with the Yellow Wagtails.

 

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19 Apr 2025; two Great Northern Divers still off the fishing lodge in the evening.

 

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24 Apr 2025; the 'Channel' type wagtail still present on the dam despite frequent attacks by the Yellow Wagtails.