23rd
August:-Conder Pool, Two Visits; No Avocets
Seen! The Young Avocet
has been seen flying, so I must assume the Adult and young have
left the site!
17th
August:-Conder Pool, From
Fylde Bird Club SiteAvocet
2 ad and juv. This seem
to be the last sighting of Avocets at this Site, This Year!
16th
August:- Conder Pool, 8.30am and 2.30pm; One Adult and One
Young Avocet (Asleep at both Visits)!
14th
August:- Conder
Pool, Ian Hartley; Avocet 1 ad plus large chick.
Has the Chick Fledged???
10th
August:- Conder Pool, One Adult and One very large Chick seen;
They must have been behind one of the Islands yesterday.
9th
August:- Conder Pool, Two Visits; No Avocets Found! It is very
probable that the Adult and Fledged Chick have left the Site.
7th
August:- From Fylde Bird Club Site; Avocet 2 ad and young!
3rd
August:- Conder Pool, One Avocet and One Chick; A
Sparrowhawk flew over The Pool and most birds took to the
air. The Avocets
did not fly. I have not seen the Chick
fly as yet!
2nd
August:- Conder Pool, One Avocet and One Adult sized Chick
(It can probably fly if need be).
31st
July:- Conder
Pool, Ian Hartley; Avocet 1 ad plus large chick.
27th
July:- 8am Conder Pool, One Avocet plus One Chick seen. The
Chick is almost adult size and is probably capable of flight,
the Sheep
have now moved from the Avocets feeding area!!
26th
July:- Conder Pool, Two Visits; No Avocets
Seen (The favoured
feeding site was invaded by many Sheep). It seems likely that
the Chick has fledged and the birds seen on the 24th have left
the Site??? From
Fylde Bird Club Site 25th July, 2
ad+juve Juve is quite big now and may fly this week.
24th
July:- Conder Pool, Ian Hartley; Avocet 1 ad plus large chick.
19th
July:- Conder Pool, Am; One Well grown Chick and Two Adults
seen. Pm; Two Adults seen. There was much dive bombing on Two
Crows
(The Chick was not seen but the Behaviour of the Adults suggests
it was
there), probably behind one of The Islands!
12th
July:- Conder Pool Two Visits, Two Avocets and a Single Chick.
I was told that The Chick should Fledge on The 25th July. It
would be much safer if it could Fly!
6th
July:- Conder Pool 10am, Two Avocets and a single Chick. The
Greylags had all departed (The Adult Avocets were very protected
of their single Chick). Much brooding and attacking anything
that got too close!
5th
July:- 4pm only One Chick seen. Parent birds trying to chase
off Greylags!
3rd
July:- Report from Ian Hartley, Avocet 2 ads and 1 chick. I
will have a look tomorrow to see if there is any change!
29th
June:- Conder Pool, Two Avocets and Two Chicks seen, it now
seems that Two of
the Chicks have been Predated!
28th June:- Conder
Pool, Two Avocets and Two Chicks seen!!
21st June:- Conder
Pool, Two visits; Two Avocets and Three Chicks seen!
19th June:- I
am not sure there is any connection but; Conder Pool Two Avocets
with Four Chicks (Ian Hartley). Hopefully some
of the chicks will survive!
14th May:- No
Avocets for several Days!! This is probably The End re Breeding
at This Site. The Allen Pool is still leaking and a major attempt
to repair it will be attempted in July/August (No 10 metre tides
in these months).
9th May:- The
Ten Metre Tides have raised the water levels, but the Allen Pool
is rapidly draining down! No Avocets seen however earlier watchers
saw several heading for Morecambe Bay!
7th May:- All
The Pools have been flooded and are likely to be again on The
Eighth! I was told today that A
Fox has gained entry to The Allen Pool,
this may explain the desertion of Nests. My
informants were unaware of The Human Footprints on the 2nd and
4th of May! They were obvious
from The Allen Hide!
6th May:- Road
Closed Morning Open Afternoon!
5th May:- Road
Closed
4th May:- Seven
Avocets on The EM Pool, no Nests.The
Allen Pool is almost dry and there
are Fresh Human footprints in The Mud!!! There
Does not seem to be any chance of sucessfull breeding this year!
3rd May:- A
day away on The Wyre,
2nd May:- Two
Avocets on The Allen Pool, One
Nest! The stuation is going from bad to worst today,
also there
are Ten Metre Tides on The 7th and 8th of May which
may flood the Pools! Human Footprints
in The Mud at the Allen Pool!!!
1st May:- A
day away with Lancaster
Fellwalkers, However John Wilson saw Twenty
Eight Avocets (probably birds
of passage)!
30th April:- 10
to 11am, Six Avocets on The Flood
plus Five
Avocets on The EM Pool
plus Five Avocets on The Allen Pool.
There are now a total of Six Nests abandoned with Eggs
in view!! It is obvious that they have been disturbed, which
Avian or Mamalarian
Predator is guilty I do not know (The
Nesting Colony is being gradually destroyed)!!!
29th April:- 2
30 to 3 30pm, Nine Avocets on The
Flood plus Four
Avocets on The
EM Pool plus Six Avocets on The
Allen Pool. Two Nests appear to be Abandoned (both
with Eggs intact)!
28th April:- 8
30 to 9 30, Five Avocets on The
EM Pool plus Nineteen
Avocets on
The Allen Pool. Much fewer birds than yesterday but Still
Eight Nesting Pairs!
27th April:- 7.30
to 8.30am, Four Avocets on The Flood
plus Eight
Avocets on The EM
Pool plus Seventeen Avocets on The
Allen Pool. Still Eight Nesting Pairs!
26th April:- A
day away on The Wyre,
25th April:- 9am, Four
Avocets on
The Flood plus Nine
Avocets on The EM Pool plus Fourteen
Avocets on
The Allen Pool. Eight Nesting pairs found!!
24th April:- 9am, Eleven
Avocets on
The EM Pool plus Twenty
Eight Avocets on The
Allen Pool. Now at least Five Nesting Pairs!
23rd April:-
10 30am, Four Avocets on The Flood
plus Two
Avocets on The EM Pool
plus Eighteen Avocets on The Allen
Pool.
Three Nesting
Pairs!
21st April:- 11
30am, Eleven Avocets on The Flood
plus Fourteen
Avocets on The
Allen Pool. Only One Nest (Two Eggs seen) Probably more!
20th April:- 2pm, Ten
Avocets on
The Flood plus Six
Avocets on The Allen Pool. At least
Two Nesting Pairs! One Egg seen!
19th April:- A
day away on The Wyre,
18th:- Jarrod
Sneyd, Avocet 17 including mating activity
nr the islands!
17th April:- A
day away with Lancaster
Fellwalkers,
16th April:- 10am, Seven
Avocets on
The Flood plus Two
Avocets on The Allen Pool. 11am, Eighteen
Avocets on The
Allen Pool ( they seem to come in from Roost??? later in the
day) at least Five pair were looking for
Nest Sites and fighting!
14th April:- 9.30am, Nine
Avocets on
The Flood plus Three
Avocets on The EM Pool plus Four
Avocets on
The Allen Pool. However John Wilson saw:- Avocet
23, 17 of them on the Far Flood, I presume
at a later time!
12th April:- A
Message from John Wilson! The high tides
covering all the islands and now low water due to leaking
sluice seems to have put them off. Plus all the unavoidable disturbance
trying to repair the sluice and the electic fence. Hope they
return but think it unlikely. They had eggs last year by April
14th. Black
headed gulls though are still present in numbers but fewer yesterday
than before the high tides. I think there have been
Two Nesting attempts this year, one on The Flood and a second on The
Allen
Pool but the Flooding and unavoidable Disturbance have frightened most
of The Avocets away!
11th April:- 9
30am, One Avocet on The Flood plus Two
Avocets on The Allen Pool. Six Leighton Moss Staff were
on the Allen Pool (It is still
leaking)! John
Wilson saw Avocet 6, must have been
another time of day!
10th April:- A
Day away in The Yorkshire Dales.
9th April:- Another
10.2 metre Tide!!!
8th April:- 7.15am, Three
Avocets on
The Flood plus Eight
Avocets on The Allen Pool. 1pm, Saltmarsh flooded no Avocets
visible! 10.2 metre Tide!
7th April:-9.15am, Twelve
Avocets on The Flood plus Seven
Avocets on
The EM Pool plus Eight Avocets on
The Allen Pool. Couples Prospecting for Nest Sites! Many more
Avocets flew in later in the day!
6th April:- A
day away on The Wyre,
5th April:- 9
to 10am, Six Avocets on The Flood
plus Four
Avocets on The EM Pool
plus Twenty Eight Avocets on The
Allen Pool. A Pair seen prospecting for a Nest and another Pair
Mating
(Action at last)!
4th April:- Eight
Avocets on The Flood plus Six Avocets on
The EM Pool plus Fourteen Avocets on
The Allen Pool. However John Wilson saw Avocet
36 on Eric Morecambe Complex!
3rd April:- A
day away with Lancaster
Fellwalkers,
2nd April:- Ten
Avocets on The Flood plus Two Avocets on
The EM Pool plus Twenty
Three Avocets on The Allen Pool.
1st April:- A
day away on The Wyre,
31st March:- Eleven
Avocets on The Flood plus Four Avocets on
The EM Pool plus Twenty
Avocets on The Allen Pool. No Nests found as yet.
30th March:- Nine
Avocets on The Flood plus Seventeen
Avocets on The EM Pool plus Two
Avocets on
The Allen Pool. The Water level on The Allen Pool is higher today.
29th March:- A
day away on The Wyre,
28th March:- 8.30
to 9.30am, Seven Avocets on The
Flood plus Fifteen
Avocets on The
EM Pool plus Two Avocets on The
Allen Pool. The Allen Pool is Almost dry, there
is water running in from The EM Pool but it looks like there
is still a leak!!!
27th March:- 9am
British Sensible Time, Twenty One Avocets on
The Flood plus Three
Avocets on The EM Pool. All the Avocets have been frightened
from The Allen Pool??? However John Wilson saw Avocet
30 all on far Flood.
26th March:- 8am, Three
Avocets on
The Flood plus Twelve
Avocets on The EM Pool plus Nine
Avocets on
The Allen Pool. The Black Headed Gulls have taken over the best
Breeding Islands on
The Allen Pool.
25th March:- 9am, Five
Avocets on
The Flood plus Twenty
Four Avocets on The EM Pool. Access to The EM Hide at
last.
24th March:- 8.30am, Two
Avocets on
The Flood plus Five
Avocets on The EM Pool plus Twelve
Avocets on
The Allen Pool. Then Rain. Rain.
23rd March:- 9
30am, Twelve Avocets on The EM Pool
plus Fifteen
Avocets on The
Allen Pool. The Avocets have completely abandoned The Flood???
Could be Foxes?
22nd March:- A
day away on The Wyre, however Avocet 24 John
Wilson.
21st March:- Forty
Four Avocets on The EM Pool, only Two birds feeding!
20th March:- A
day away with Lancaster
Fellwalkers, however John Wilson saw Thirty
One Avocets on The
Flood.
19th March:- 9am, Thirty
Avocets on
The EM Pool.
18th March:- A
Car Free day!
17th March:-9.30am, Thirty
One Avocets on The Flood plus Thirteen
Avocets on The EM Pool. Part of the Allen Pool now has
a Multi Strand Electric Fence. (to keep The Foxes out).
16th March:- A
Car Free day!
15th March:- A
day away on The Wyre,
14th March:- 10am, Sixteen
Avocets on
The Allen Pool (there could be more but my view is partially blocked
by The EM Hide and bushes).
13th March:- 9
30am, Six Avocets on The Allen Pool
(they moved to The EM Pool later).
12th March:- 9am, Twelve
Avocets on
The Allen Pool.
11th March:- 8
to 9am, Two Avocets on The Flood
plus Five
Avocets on The EM Pool
plus Nine Avocets on The Allen Pool.
All the Avocets were feeding, (report by JW) The two Avocets
on The Flood were Displaying!
10th March:- 9am, Seven
Avocets on
The Flood plus Three
Avocets on The EM Pool plus One
Avocet on
The Allen Pool. All the Avocets were feeding, but were very mobile. Notice
from Leighton Moss Below!
WE WILL BE CLOSING THE ERIC MORECAMBE AND ALLEN POOLS
FROM MARCH 14 UNTIL GOOD FRIDAY.
9th March:- 1pm, Nine
Avocets on The Flood.
All the Birds in a tight bunch and not feeding! I am not sure whether
these
are new Birds or the Nine Birds seen by John Wilson on The First
of March. No Human activity on The Allen Pool!
8th March:- A
day away on The Wyre, However as usual! "From
John Wilson" Avocet 14
on Far Flood from little hide. I moved to Eric Morecambe Hide
and 14 there
feeding
and1
pair displaying on the Allen Pool. Were they the same group or
diferent? Visibility so bad could not be certain even from the
Look Out. (I will log this as Fourteen Birds
for the time being)!
7th March:- am,
Avocet 9 on far flood John Wilson, pm Five seen on The Flood. The Digger
Gang are back, they have frightened most of the birds from The
Allen
Pool.
6th March:- A
day away with Lancaster
Fellwalkers, However while I was away.
5 Avocet on Allen Pool "Kevin
Kelly"
4th-5th March:-
No Avocets found, Plastic Piling put in around Allen Pool Sluice
(Water
levels rising).
3rd March:- No
Avocets found. The Digger job is resting today (looks like the
Allen Pool Sluice has been dug out), this will be a big Job.
2ndMarch:- Two
Avocets on The Flood, perhaps the Birds seen yesterday
were Birds of Passage??? The Allen Pool has a large Digger working
on it, so there are very few Birds on the Allen/EM pools!
1st March:- A
day away on The Wyre, however while I Have been
away. Avocet 9 on far
flood not visible from the hides (John Wilson).
28th/29th February:-
No Sighting of Avocets at The EM Complex. There are however Fifty
plus Avocets at Martin Mere and Marshside (combined count)!
27th February:- One
Avocet on The Flood,
my first Sighting! At least Fourty Two Avocets at Martin Mere
and Marshside!
25th February:- Twenty
One Avocets at
Martin Mere and Sixteen Avocets at
Marshside! The numbers are slowly rising but no
Sightings from the Leighton Moss area recently.
24th February:-
Sixteen Avocets at Marshside "Birdtrack" No
news from The Marshside Website as usual.
23th February:-
No reports of Avocets Locally however Martin Mere have 12/14
Avocets and there is still One Avocet at The Kyle of Tonge (Highlands)
See Link
22nd February:-
A day away with Lancaster
Fellwalkers,
18th-19th February:-
No sightings of Avocets (perhaps the Four
Birds seen on The 17th
were birds of passage)! The Allen
Pool is very low with much mud visible (The Sluice has been damaged
in the Winter Storms)!
17th February:- Four
Avocets back on the Far Flood (John
Wilson). Maybe the start of something big???
14th February:- Martin
Mere, Fourteen
Avocets seen today (News from
Birdguides).
13th February:- Martin
Mere,
Speaking of spring the
Avocet numbers crept up to 8 today. Watch this number climb
in the next few weeks. (Perhaps a few Birds may fly North).
12th February:- One
Avocet seen
at Burton
Mere Wetlands RSPB! Meanwhile at Martin
Mere, the first returning Avocets,
a group of 6 birds were on the Mere this morning! Meanwhile
The Eric Morecambe Pool at Leighton Moss has a high water level
almost
covering the new Islands that have been created. The Allen Pool
has not been improved and is more friendly to waders (Lower water
level).