Friday 2 September 2016

Wigeon & Green Sandpipers

As promised, here is the data;

Wigeon

18/28th, 30/29th Sept 1994
71/18th Sept 2002
20/12th, 32/21st, 52/24th Sept 2003
19/14th, 34/22nd, 45/24th Sept 2005
30/17th Sept 2006
22/29th Sept 2007
13/13th, 37/14th, 83/15th Sept 2009
33/6th, 82+/13th Sept 2014

Hard to say spikes in early counts is gathering pace, but certainly a more recent trend.

Green Sandpiper - I have copied and pasted the data as I have it in my spreadsheet

2016
June:1/11th LFGP (RNM, BTB et al), 1/15th (Bob Bennett), 2/17th (Bob B)
July:1/1st LFGP (RNM), 1/3rd, 1 daily, 3/22nd, 3/24th, 
Aug:3/1st, 2 LFGP, 1 LL (RNM), still 3/6th am, then 4 pm (TAG), 4/13th, 3/17th, 4/21st, 7/24th, 3 staying (FJC & GSE), 2/25th, 3/26th, 27th & 28th, 5/29th, 6/30th.
Sept:3/1st, 6/2nd

2015
June:1/27th Tern scrape (FJC)
July:2/2nd LFGP, 1/3rd LFGP, 1/5th LL, 2/5th LFGP pm (RNM), 2/6th,
Aug:11/3rd LFGP (BTB), then 14 later (GSE) 13 after (BTB, FJC et al), 9/4th (RNM), 4-5 daily, 5/14th, 3 off NE
Sept:1/4th LFGP, 1/19th LFGP, 1/28th LFGP
Oct:1/11th heard over Lavell's found at LFGP later (RNM, R Ri)
Nov:1/4th LFGP (Bob Bennet & GSE)
Dec:1/18th LFGP (GSE)

2014
July:1/4th Tern scrape, 1/7th LFGP, moulting adult, 3/31st LFGP (BTB)
Aug:3/6th Tern scrape
Sept:3/2nd LFGP (RNM), 1/6th, 2/10th, 1/17th Tern scrape (GSE)
Oct:1/2nd LFGP (RNM), 2/3rd, 2/4th, 1/5th to 9th, 1/14th, 1/24th
Dec:1/6th LFGP (BTB)

2013
July:1/24th LFGP 06:47 in from N, but flew immediately ESE, then South (FJC), 1/28th Lavell's exposed mud main island (FJC et al)
Aug:1/20th LFGP (BTB et al), various dates after incl 26th 20:00. 1/31st (MFW)
Sept:2/5th LFGP, 1/25th LFGP (MFW)

2012
June:1/18th, probable LFGP (RNM)
July:3/22nd LFGP (work party) flew low W, 2/25th (RNM)
Aug:1/5th LFGP, 2/6th LFGP 17:50 for 5 mins only (FJC), 1/7th to 10th,
Sept:1/1st LFGP to 3rd, 2/9th, 1 all month
Oct:1/1st LFGP still 6th, 2/31st over (RNM & LS)
Nov:1/13th (SPD) & 14th LFGP (RNM)

2011
July:3/22nd LFGP, 2/23rd,
Aug:1/2nd LFGP, 1/5th, 2/6th, 2/7th, 2/8th, 3/9th to 13th, 4/14th, 3/15th, 2/20th. 1/21st 18:30

2010
July:LFGP, 2/4th, 1/6th, 2/7th LFGP (BM), Singles 12th, 13th Teal scrape, 16th, 24th,
Aug:1/3rd, 4th, 11th, 18th, 19th & 31st.
Sept:1/3rd LFGP shingle island and new diggings in front of hide  (RBryant & FJC), 1/13th poss 2 LFGP (TAG)

2009
June:1/11th Teal Scrape 20:00 (OU). 2/22nd dropped in 18:30 Tern scrape (FJC), 3 @ 20:15 (TJ), 2/25th teal scrape, 1/28th over car park East (work party).
July:1/28th Lea Farm SW corner.
Aug:2/20th Lea Farm SW corner, 1/24th, 1/30th.
Sept:1/8th (FJC) SW corner & 1/15th (ADB) & pm, 1/17th, pm (FJC), 1/19th am (MW).
Oct:1/2nd off SW corner 17:55 (FJC), 1/21st dropped in SE corner 11:35 (ARy & FJC). 2/31st low over Lea fm GP (ARy).

2008
July:1/1st Lea Farm NE corner 13:30 (FJC), 1/2nd, poss heard. 2/24th Tern Scrape (GSE). 
Aug:1/2nd Lea Fm, 1/8th still. 2/11th again (S Hughes), 2/16th again flew in, 2/23rd, 1/24th, 1/25th. 
Sept:1/2nd Lea Fm (ADB), 2/3rd (FJC), 3/6th (ARy&FJC), 1-2 til waters rose 6-8". 1/11th Lea Fm, 1/14th, 1/15th
Nov:1/5th (J Pearson)

2007
July:1/8th Lea Farm 17:00 (FJC) to 
Nov:1/5th (FJC)

2006
Jun:1/12th, 2/13th, 14th & 1/22nd.
July:1/1st Lea Farm (per PMC), 8th to 11th.
Aug:1/7th (DB), 1/15th (GSE) & 1/19th (MW), 3/20th over south (FJC)
Sept: 1/27th over  (ADB) 
Oct:1/1st (BTB), then 29th
Nov:1/2nd, (ADB), 3rd (GSE), 4th (MFW), 12th (GSE) & 15th (FJC), 1/20th (ARy) and finally 24th (FJC).

2004
Jun:1/12th (TOA) first return, 2/19th,until 3/27th 
July:3/3rd, 21st & 22nd, 1 remaining til 31st.
Aug:1/1st & 5th to 8th, 3/27th
Sept:1/15th (MFW)

2003
Jul:3/12th
Aug:1/24th, heard
Sept:1/12th, 16th & 20th & 21st

2002
June:1/23rd (BTB) til 24th, then 2, 3/30th reported.

2001
Dec: Usually 1 or 2 all month, 3 on the 2nd (GW) & 4th (BTB), 4/29th (GW)

2000
June:1/18th first return. 
Aug:4/3rd (RLR) & 4th (JG). 
Sept:3/1st - 17th, 2/22nd, 1/26th 
Oct:1/1st over N.

1999
June:2/26th, then 2-3 all month, 
July:1/1st to 19th, 3/20th, 5/24th, 6/27th
Aug:5/3rd to 7th, then 1-2, but 4/31st. 
Sept:7/2nd, 6/10th, 3/18th. 
Oct:1/5th, 6th, 10th , 14th, last 17th.

1998
July:1/3rd, 3/5th, 4/7th, 5/14th & 27th & 28th, 6/29th, 
Aug:6/1st & 4th, 8/2nd, 4/7th & 8th, 5/11th & 15th, 3/18th & 21st
Sept:4/4th 
Oct:1/9th & 14th

1997
June:1/25th onwards
July:Max 4/10th & 11th, 14th & 15th
Aug:Max 4/1st to 7th
Sept:Max 3/27th
Oct:1-2/1st to 23rd
Nov:1/5th

1995
June:2/26th first returning, 1-2 til 
July:4/4th, 5/9th & 12th.

1994
June:2/14th, 1-3 til 
Jul:5/1st, 7/2nd, 13th & 28th
Aug:8/4th, 1 bird only after 
Sep:7th, til 
Oct:3/18th, 1/19th

1993
June:1/8th, first return, 3/9th, 4/28th, 
Jul:8/1st, 9/2nd, then dropping 1-4, until 
Aug:7/21st

1992
June:1/7th, first return, 4/22nd, 5/23rd, & 25th
Jul:6/4th & 30th
Aug:7/5th, 7/31st.

1991
Aug:5/1st, 5/18th,

1986
Aug:5/12th, 5/15th, 7/17th.

1985
July:1/15th
Aug:6/17th, then 1-3 til year end.

1983
Aug:5/18th (FJC & DF), 7/27th

The trend I see is that June used to be a month for peak counts, whereas now, it is at best the month of first return birds. Anything above 2 in July these days is good, anything above 5 in August, or September is good, but high counts are rising again, the new record being set in 2015, all thanks to Lea Farm GP.

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