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Jeff Hazell (Levels-birder)
 
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13 September 2024 12:35
 

13-Sep-2024
The drained, in work - idle diggers present - roadside fishing lake just east of Westhay Moor car park: late morning, 1 juv Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers and 3 Snipe. No sign of this early morning’s Little Stint reported on Birdguides, but all very distant and dreadful looking into the bright sunlight!

 
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12 September 2024 20:09
 

Terrific evening even if cold until the wind dropped.

Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal and Mallard all present on Tealham - had a wintery feel.  Plenty of Ct Egrets all over the place, and at Catcott.

Kingfishers seem to like the ‘new’ fishing stick in front of the main Catcott hide.  2 together this evening in the sun, just stunning.  Also 3 Whinchat playing hide and seek a bit further back.

On the drained fishing lake by the road just east of Westhay NR car park:  1 juv Little Stint, 1 juv Wood Sand, 1 Common Sand, 2 Green Sand, 5 Snipe, Gt and Lt Egrets, and 1 Grey Wag.  Build it and they will come…

 
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15 August 2024 17:15
 
 
Jeff Hazell (Levels-birder)
 
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15 August 2024 14:57
 

15-Aug-2024
No sign of any waders this morning on the flash-flood remnant along Tealham Moor Drove, just a few Mallards and a lone Blk-hd Gull. A few Swallows & House Martins zipping back & forth and a small flock of c.20 Linnets.
At Catcott Lows: good views of a lone feeeding large Water Rail black chick, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Kestrels, 2 Buzzards and a single Lapwing.
A flock of c.30 House Sparrows feeding in the road (near houses) that goes from Burtle towards Catcott Lows.

 
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12 August 2024 20:11
 

Another Wood Sand this evening in the same place (a juv), and 2 Greens

 
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10 July 2024 20:39
 

Wood sandpiper still present to 17.40. Thanks Jeff for the call. Also a family of Pied Wagtails, one adult, 2 juveniles that fooled me for a while as I could only see heads popping up.

 
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10 July 2024 13:37
 

Wood sandpiper today from Tealham Moor Drove.

 
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28 May 2024 12:20
 

Quick summary of Purple Herons this spring, using all the info of which I’m aware:

A few sightings of possibles/probables were made on Ham Wall in the week or two leading up to 29th April.
Then a definite was reported on HW with no confirmed age on 29th.
Then I saw a clear 1st summer at Decoy on 4th May.
Then one was reported flying from Shapwick to HW on 15th with no confirmed age.
Then a nice adult was photographed on Westhay just a couple of days ago.
And I saw an adult over HW yesterday, although I couldn’t say how bright an individual it was.

I take from this that we’ve definitely had 2 and there may even be 3.

 
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26 May 2024 15:58
 

8 ringed plovers on the flashes at Tealham Moor Drove this afternoon in heavy rain.  Wellingtons useful. Unfortunately mine are back in the Cotswolds!

 
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24 May 2024 13:59
 

Ham Wall at 12.30, good views of an Osprey over VP1. Plus Marsh Harriers, Bitterns, GWEs and a single Hobby. Cuckoo heard but not seen.

 
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04 May 2024 17:25
 

Back on the Levels after 4 days away and well worth a visit to Ham Wall this morning 4th. One Whimbrel, one male Garganey and 3 Glossy Ibis the best from VP1 with distant views of Hobby and Sparrowhawk. A male Pintail still hanging on at VP2 which has been there for at least 2 months and shows no sign of moving. Back in Westhay, one Swift over my house and 4 Swallows still visiting nest sites.

 
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30 April 2024 11:34
 

Pair of cranes flying south over tealham late yesterday afternoon and I haven’t posted about oystercatcher roosting on moor back on 14th April (when 2 whinchat were also there)

 
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29 April 2024 17:18
 

From a very blustery Tealham Moor Drove this afternoon, 2 whimbrel, 2 dunlin, 7 wheatears (4 males) and 3 white wagtails.

 
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25 April 2024 18:06
 

Six hobbies hawking over Noah’s Lake this afternoon. Two high flying swifts. A few wigeon and pintail remain.

 
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24 April 2024 14:58
 

24-Apr-2024
An Egyptian Goose on roadside pools just prior to the Peat Works on Burtle Road driving from Westhay.
Channel Wagtail, male Yellow Wagtail and a Sedge Warbler on Tealham Moor - short stop-over near Rattling Bow bridge, also 5 Skylarks.