Standlake Pit 60
Grid Reference: SP388018
Recent sightings
| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/24 | Garganey | Standlake Pit 60 | 1 | M Cunningham |
| 12:40 | f. On north shore. Asleep 90% of time. Otherwise quiet. 2 pintail 2 common sand. Cc Marsh Harrier. | |||
| 14/04/24 | Common Sandpiper | Standlake Pit 60 | 5 | M Cunningham |
| 23:38 | Early am. | |||
| 08/04/24 | Common Sandpiper | Standlake Pit 60 | 1 | M Cunningham |
| 17:46 | Yesterday's bird still present. | |||
| 07/04/24 | Common Sandpiper | Standlake Pit 60 | 1 | M Cunningham |
| 17:00 | Flew in landed on floating veg. First of year. Slept a lot. | |||
| 07/04/24 | Black-tailed Godwit | Standlake Pit 60 | 27 | M Cunningham |
| 17:00 | Flock flew in from North md pm. Circled for ages presumably looking to land but no shoreline. Eventuality left . | |||
| 26/03/24 | Pintail | Standlake Pit 60 | 127 | M Cunningham |
| 20:23 | Flock numbers reducing now. Also, incidence of peat stained individuals is reducing. Irish winter birds moved on or staining cleaned off by oxon waters? | |||
| 26/03/24 | Goldeneye | Standlake Pit 60 | 3 | M Cunningham |
| 20:23 | 1 m 1 ad 1 fem type but with all dark bill. 2cy f? | |||
| 26/03/24 | Great White Egret | Standlake Pit 60 | 4 | M Cunningham |
| 20:23 | Individual differences in soft parts colour and stage of aigrette growth. | |||
| 25/03/24 | Great White Egret | Standlake Pit 60 | 3 | M Cunningham |
| 22:16 | Each one with different patterns on soft parts. 2 sporting breeding colours of varying intensity. One still yellow bill, no aigrettes, pale legs still. I find literature on ageing very thin. Including manuals. | |||
| 25/03/24 | Yellowhammer | Standlake Pit 60 | 1 | M Cunningham |
| 22:16 | Near hide. Quite scarce here, though small flock was present N end of Langley Lane this winter. | |||