Today there are 25,000 - 30,000 waterbirds at Fivebough

Monday November 06th

The abundance of waterbirds has increased over the past three weeks, with Glossy Ibis numbers rising from a few hundred in early October to over 6000 at present, and for the time period numbers are similar to 2004. Little Bitterns have arrived with the season’s first record noted on October 30, by Keith Hutton, and 5 birds were calling November 5. Migratory shorebirds present in Fivebough over the past month are Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Latham’s Snipe, and Curlew Sandpiper. One female Painted Snipe was recorded September 3. Grey Teal have been very numerous and Anthony Overs et al recorded 15,000 October 28.

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