Summary August 2015
Summary August 2015
New Species added to 2015 Year List in August = 3
Running Total for the 2015 UK So Far = 154
New UK Life List Birds In August = 1
Our Garden
The Starlings seem to have suddenly become less obvious. A Wren is almost permanently stationed in the garden calling continuously and a juvenile Robin visits regularly.
Birding Days Out
The birding group hasn’t started up again yet so there are no birding mornings this month. We did get out a few times though, the first being a visit to Hoylake for the high tide which gave us lovely views of three of the common UK Terns, this being our first Little Terns of the year. Bar-tailed Godwit was another year first and generally we had a good day out there.
After Hoylake we dropped in on RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands for a cup of tea and a quick look round. We were hoping to hear the Quail that has been singing there recently but no luck.
A better result came with a visit to Pennington Flash where we got a great life tick in the shape of a Sabine’s Gull which showed very impressively. We also saw three Green Sandpipers – our first of the year.
New Species for the Year in August 2015
- Little Tern
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Green Sandpiper
UK Life Ticks in August 2015
- Sabine’s Gull