{"id":4881,"date":"2023-06-12T22:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T21:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/?p=4881"},"modified":"2025-09-01T21:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T20:54:07","slug":"bird-notes-may-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/bird-notes-may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Notes May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May 2023 BIRD NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n

HIGHLIGHTS: Great Northern Diver, Osprey, Bar-tailed Godwit, Wood Sandpiper, Turnstone, Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher and Pied Flycatcher.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Water bird maxima were from the WeBS count on 21st<\/sup> unless dated otherwise. 1 Great Northern Diver reported every day until it was last seen on 12th<\/sup>, 1 Little Grebe 21st<\/sup>, 29th<\/sup> and 30th<\/sup>, 47 Great Crested Grebe, 17 Cormorant 3rd<\/sup>, 2 Little Egret 16th<\/sup>, 2 Grey Heron reported on 8 dates this month, 6 Mute Swan 1st<\/sup>, 25th<\/sup>, 29th<\/sup> and 30th<\/sup>, 38 Greylag Goose, 182 Canada Goose, 4 Barnacle Goose 26th<\/sup>, 3 Shelduck 8th<\/sup>, 1 Mandarin 10th<\/sup> and 11th<\/sup>, 1 Wigeon 1st<\/sup> and 12th<\/sup>, 17 Gadwall, 2 Teal 30th<\/sup>, 51 Mallard, 2 Shoveler 24th <\/sup>, 52 Tufted Duck 23rd<\/sup>, 2 Goldeneye 1st<\/sup>, 1 Goosander 26th<\/sup>, 4 Moorhen 7th<\/sup>, 23 Coot, 1 Kingfisher 20th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Raptor sightings included 2 Red Kite reported on 6 dates this month, 1 Sparrowhawk on 11 dates, 14 Buzzards 3rd<\/sup>,1 Osprey 5th<\/sup> and 13th<\/sup> with a possible 2 on 12th<\/sup>, 2 Kestrel reported on 7 dates, 1 Hobby 4th<\/sup>, 13th<\/sup> and 19th<\/sup>, 1 Peregrine 3rd<\/sup>, 12th<\/sup>, 17th<\/sup> and 31st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Sixteen species of waders through this month with 13 Oystercatcher 4th<\/sup>, 1 Avocet 9th<\/sup> and 28th<\/sup>, 2 Ringed Plover 23rd<\/sup>, 1 Grey Plover 4th<\/sup>, 3 Lapwing 19th<\/sup>, 25th<\/sup> and 26th<\/sup>, 1 Sanderling 12th<\/sup> and 27th<\/sup>, 2 Dunlin 4th<\/sup>, 5th<\/sup> and 8th<\/sup>, 1 Snipe 1st<\/sup> and 8th<\/sup>, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit 11 dates this month, 5 Whimbrel 5th<\/sup>, 2 Curlew 14th<\/sup>, 4 Redshank 5th<\/sup>, 6th<\/sup>, 10th<\/sup> and 30th<\/sup>, 1 Greenshank 15th<\/sup>, 2 Wood Sandpiper 5th<\/sup>, 2 Common Sandpiper 5th<\/sup>, 1 Turnstone 26th<\/sup> and 28th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Maximum Gull numbers were 1 Little Gull 19th<\/sup>, 250 Black-headed Gull 20th<\/sup> and 21st<\/sup>, 3 Common Gull 19th<\/sup>, 74 Lesser Black-backed Gulls 30th<\/sup>, 2 Great black-backed Gull 19th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

18 Common Tern 31st<\/sup>, 6 Arctic Tern 10th<\/sup>, 3 Black Tern 31st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Along with the other species were 1 Cuckoo 4th<\/sup> and 13th<\/sup>, 1 Tawny Owl 20th<\/sup> and 23rd<\/sup>, 50 Swift 13th<\/sup>, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker reported on 6 dates this month, 100 Sand Martin 2nd<\/sup> and 13th<\/sup>, 100 Swallow 13th<\/sup>, 50 House Martin 13th<\/sup> and 31st<\/sup>, 1 Yellow Wagtail 6th<\/sup> and 7th<\/sup>, 2 Grey Wagtails 10th<\/sup>, 11th<\/sup>, 20th<\/sup>, 23rd<\/sup> and 26th<\/sup>, 123 Wren 20th<\/sup> (from a perimeter count), 104 Robin 20th<\/sup>, 6 Redstart 20th<\/sup>, 1 Cetti\u2019s Warbler 29th<\/sup>, 14 Sedge Warbler 20th<\/sup>, 5 Reed Warbler 9th<\/sup>, 2 Lesser Whitethroat 20th<\/sup>, 1 Whitethroat 2nd<\/sup>, 10th<\/sup>, 17th<\/sup> and 20th<\/sup>, 22 Garden Warbler 20th<\/sup>, 60 Blackcap 20th<\/sup>, 72 Chiffchaff 20th<\/sup>, 26 Willow Warbler 20th<\/sup>, 2 Spotted Flycatcher 20th<\/sup>, 2 Pied Flycatcher 7th<\/sup>, 9th<\/sup> and 13th<\/sup>, 1 Marsh Tit 14th<\/sup>, 5 Willow Tit 26th<\/sup>, 150 Jackdaw 6th<\/sup>, 7 Raven 6th<\/sup>, 11th<\/sup> and 23rd<\/sup>, 2 Tree Sparrow 7th<\/sup> and 11th<\/sup>, 3 Greenfinch 20th<\/sup>, 27 Lesser Redpoll 4th<\/sup>, 15 Bullfinch 20th<\/sup>, 4 Reed Bunting 20th<\/sup>,<\/p>\n

The total 115 species noted compares to 113 in 2022, 111 in 2021, 87 in 2020, 108 in 2019, 104 in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

May 2023 BIRD NOTES HIGHLIGHTS: Great Northern Diver, Osprey, Bar-tailed Godwit, Wood Sandpiper, Turnstone, Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher and Pied Flycatcher. Water bird maxima were from the WeBS count on 21st unless dated otherwise. 1 Great Northern Diver reported every day until it was last seen on 12th, 1 Little Grebe 21st, 29th and 30th, 47 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-carsington-bird-club"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5515,"href":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4881\/revisions\/5515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}