Silverlake this am. Distant Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper, 57 GBBGs, 2 Common Gulls, 298 Greylag, 3 Dunlin, 11 RPs and 3 Common Sandpiper plus a fall of Meadow Pipits..#DorsetBirdClub
Wet Inland WEBS count at Silverkake this morning under 🌂 with Alan Membury. Gull flock reached 775 with one ad common gull. Wood Sandpiper briefly at 0840, 11 RPs, 3 Common Sands, 1 snipe, 26 teal and 1st 3 wigeon plus the obiquitous GWE. Single whinchat and Wheatear.
Mike, we have just completed a Big Weekend at the site and nearby and found 89 species and also organised 6 guided walks on Sunday led by some of our good Dorset birders..may be you could join us next time, see the Dorchester Bird Group FB page for more information or contact me. Chris
Evening walk through Silverlake and the woods..GWE, Cattle Egret, 15 goosander, single RP, 4 spotted flycatcher inc young ones, 3 nuthatch inc juv, treecreeper, 19 GBBG, 150+ greylag and usual flock 500+ Canada.
Wood Sand, Rail 2, kingfisher 2 and juv spotted crake , Lodmoor Post Box Pool..
