Rare bird records 1800's-2008

Last updated 04/01/09

Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

1999 .....

A single at Eakring Flash, July 10th-17th.

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

2006 .....

An adult male at Eakring Flash, May 20-June 2nd.

Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leuchorhoa.

2003 .....

One briefly at Eakring Flash, eventually flew off south-west, October 5th.

Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus

2001 .....

Four (two adults and two juveniles) mostly on Eakring Flash November 30-December 6th.

Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

1998 ..... 15 moving west over Eakring Flash, March 22nd; A juvenile moving north-east over Eakring Flash, November 11th. 2000 ..... Three (an adult and two immatures) moving north-east over Kersall village, March 13th. 2001 ..... 30 moving north-west over Eakring village, March 18th. 2006 ..... 31 moving west over Eakring village March 21st. 2007 ..... 23 moving west over Eakring Flash March 4th. 2008 Ten moving west over Eakring Flash March 26th; Three moving east over Eakring Flash December 20th.

Bean Goose Anser fabilis

1998

One moving west over Eakring Meadows, March 27th.

Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus

1998 ..... 75 moving west, January 25th; 34 moving south, March 23rd; 61 moving east, October 18th; 70 moving east, November 1st; 160 moving east, November 11th; 322 moving east, November 14th. 1999 ..... 150 moving west, January 1st; 42 moving east, October 3rd; 125 moving north-west, October 17th; 1 833 moving south-east, October 26th; 199 moving south-east, November 7th. 2000 ..... One moving west, March 22nd; 74 moving south-east, October 8th; 270 moving south-east, November 4th; 47 moving west, November 5th; 65 moving east and 47 moving north-west, November 19th; 190 north-west, November 20th. 2001 ..... 34 moving west, 32 returning east and 100 west, February 24th; 32 moving east, September 18th; 87 moving east, November 3rd; 22 moving south-east, November 18th; 224 moving west, December 2nd. 2002 ..... 57 moving north-west, Mar 1st; 66 moving south-east, September 21st; 240 moving east and south-east, September 25th; 63 moving south-east, October 13th; 84 moving east, October 17th: 80 moving east, November 22nd; 130 moving east, December 3rd; 189 moving east and south-east, December 28th; 109 moving north-west, December 31st. 2003 ..... 128 moving west, January 6th; 105 moving west, January 7th; 112 moving north-west, January 9th; 191 moving north north-east, January 23rd; 122 west, January 27th; 300 north-west February 13th; 624 north-west February 14th; 36 moving south-west and west (two skiens) September 21st; 128 moving south-east October 4th; 48 moving north-east, October 5th; 401 in five skiens moving east, October 9th; 80 moving south-east October 11th; 80 moving north-west October 11th; 298 north-west October 27th; 293 moving east November 1st; 713 flying east and south-east (11 skeins) November 16th. 2004 ..... 132 moving west January 2nd; 82 moving west February 12th; 391 moving north-west in three skiens, February 19th; Three moving September 24th; 340 moving east (four skiens) October 18th; 32 moving north-east November 10th; 123 south-east November 13th; 328 moving east November 14th. 2005 ..... 72 moving west, January 22nd; 53 moving north-west January 23rd; 471 moving north-west January 29th; 26 moving west February 5th. 305 moving east-south-east September 17th. 2006 ..... 70 moving high south-east September 26th; 73 flew east over Eakring Flash October 23rd. 2007 ..... 173 moving west January 13th; 272 moving west January 25th; 49 moving west February 1st; Ten moving west February 4th; 98 moving west February 6th; 67 moving high east September 18th; 75 moving east October 4th; 355 moving east November 1st; One arrived from the west, landing in the Leyfields area November 11th; 16 moving west November 15th; 98 moving west December 13th. 2008 72 moving high south-east October 16th; 33 moving west and 78 north-west October 30th; 250 moving south-east November 6th; 90 moving east over Eakring Meadows December 24th.

White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons

2001 .....

11 moving south-west, November 17th.

Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegytiacus

2000 ..... Two at Eakring Flash April 27th. 2002 ..... One at Eakring Flash April 25th; Eight at Eakring Flash August 11th; Four at Eakring Flash September 25th. 2005 ..... Five over Eakring Flash September 17th.

Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

1998 ..... A male at Kersall March 25th; A male at Eakring Flash November 25th. 2001 ..... A pair at Eakring Meadows, April 12-May 4th. 2002 ..... A pair at Eakring Meadows on April 2nd and 5th; One at Eakring Meadows June 25th; An eclipse drake at Eakring Meadows, August 21st; Three at Eakring Meadows August 25th; One at Eakring Flash August 28th; Six (including four young) at Eakring Meadows September 3rd; Four at Eakring Meadows December 16th. 2003 ..... Three at Kersall, February 19th; A pairat Eakring Meadows March 12-April 26th; Three around Eakring Meadows October 18th. 2004 ..... A male at Eakring Flash December 5th.

Wigeon Anas penelope

1998 ..... Two at Eakring Flash eventually flew south-west, January 25th; One at Eakring Flash September 5th; One moving north-east September 20th; Nine moving south-west September 28th; One at Eakring Flash September 29th; Two at Eakring Flash October 2nd; Three at Eakring Flash October 3rd; Two at Eakring Flash October 8-9th; Two moving west October 15th; Two at Eakring Flash November 1st; Four at Eakring Flash November 5th, 7th and 13th; Six at Eakring Flash November 11th; One at Eakring Flash November 12th; One at Eakring Flash December 11th. 1999 ..... Two at Eakring Flash January 23rd; A juvenile at Eakring Flash July 19th; One at Eakring Flash August 27th; One at Eakring Flash September 4th; Four at Eakring Flash September 5th; 60 moving west with two on Eakring Flash, September 11th; One at Eakring Flash September 12th; 11 moving west September 13th; Two at Eakring Flash September 14-20th; Three at Eakring Flash September 18th; One at Eakring Flash October 24th. 2001 ..... One at Eakring Flash August 31st; Two males at Eakring Flash September 2nd; Four at Eakring Flash September 7th; Five at Eakring Flash September 8th; Two at Eakring Flash September 10-15th; Four at Eakring Flash September 12th; Seven at Eakring Flash September 18th; Four at Eakring Flash September 19-21st; Three at Eakring Flash September 22-29th; Five at Eakring Flash September 30th; Seven at Eakring Flash October 19th. 2002 ..... Four at Eakring Flash July 25th; Three at Eakring Flash September 4th; One at Eakring Flash September 7th; One at Eakring Flash and five moving west October 13th; 11 moving south-east October 22nd; Two at Eakring Meadows, eventaully flew off west November 30th; A pair at Eakring Flash December 9th and 12th. 2003 ..... A female at Eakring Meadows February 22nd; A male at Eakring Flash September 13-25th; Four moving west September 13th; 28 moving west September 21st; Nine at Eakring Flash October 19th; One moving south-east November 11th. 2004 ..... A pair at Eakring Flash February 1st; Two at Eakring Flash August 5-6th. 2005 ..... One moving south-east February 8th; One around Eakring Flash December 4th. 2007 ..... A male at Eakring Flash September 29th. 2008 ..... 48 over Red Hill, January 4th; 35 over Red Hill briefly January 5th (originated from Bilsthorpe Pit Top) A male at Eakring Flash March 26th; Two moving west over Red Hill October 30th; One at Eakring Flash November 15th; A drake at Eakring Flash December 25th.

Pintail Anas acuta

2001 ..... Two at Eakring Flash October 7th. A male at Eakring Flash November 17th. 2003 ..... One at Eakring Flash September 22nd. 2007 ..... Six (including two drakes) at Eakring Flash, departed west September 27th.

Garganey Anas querquedula

1999 ..... A juvenile at Eakring Flash August 7th-9th. 2002 ..... A juvenile at Eakring Flash August 18th.

Shoveler Anas clypeata

1998 ..... One at Eakring Flash August 26th. 1999 ..... One at Eakring Flash August 29th; A male moving east October 24th. 2000 ..... A female at Eakring Flash August 31-September 1st and again on September 9th. 2001 ..... An eclipse drake at Eakring Flash on September 25th and 29th; A pair at Eakring Flash October 10th; Two eclipse drakes October 13th. 2002 ..... One moving north over Eakring Flash September 5th; A pair at Eakring Flash November 21st. 2003 ..... Two at Eakring Flash September 9-12th; Three at Eakring Flash September 13th; One at Eakring Flash October 10th. 2004 ..... One at Eakring Flash August 31st. 2005 ..... Two males at Eakring Flash February 20th; One at Eakring Flash August 11th.

Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

2000 ..... A female and a 1st winter male at Eakring Flash, October 29th. 2006 ..... Six at Eakring Flash July 16th.

Goosander Mergus merganser

1998 ..... A female at Eakring Flash, February 14th; Four at Eakring Flash, March 5-7th; Four at Eakring Flash, March 9th; Four at Eakring Flash, March 11th; Three at Eakring Flash, March 13th; One moving west March 24th; One moving west March 28th; Three at Eakring Flash, April 5th; One at Eakring Flash, April 6-7th; Eight at Eakring Flash, December 29th; One at Eakring Flash, December 31st. 1999 ..... A female at Eakring Flash, February 2-8th; A female at Eakring Flash, February 12-13th; A female at Eakring Flash, March 2nd. 2000 ..... One at Eakring Flash, January 30th; Eight at Eakring Flash, January 31st; Three at Eakring Flash, February 1st; Eightat Eakring Flash, February 2nd; Three at Eakring Flash, February 4th; Four at Eakring Flash, February 15th; One at Eakring Flash, February 16th; A female flying east March 20th; Three at Eakring Flash, December 24th; A male at Eakring Flash, December 27th; A pair flying west December 28th. 2001 ..... Five at Eakring Flash, January 1st; A female at Eakring Flash, January 2nd; A pair at Eakring Flash, January 31st; Three at Eakring Flash, February 2nd; A male at Eakring Flash, February 9th; A pair at Eakring Flash, February 11th; A male north-west, February 16th; A pair at Eakring Flash, February 23rd; A male at Eakring Flash, February 24th; Four at Eakring Flash, February 27th; Two at Eakring Flash, February 28th; A male at Eakring Flash, March 10th; A male at Eakring Flash, November 5th; A male at Eakring Flash, December 1st; A pair at Eakring Flash, December 15th. 2002 ..... A pair at Eakring Flash, January 26th and 29th; A female at Eakring Flash, February 15th and 23rd; Seven at Eakring Flash, March 1st; A pair at Eakring Flash, March 12th and 14th; Four high south-west, March 18th; Four at Eakring Flash, November 10th; A pair at Eakring Flash, November 24th; Three at Eakring Flash, December 17th; One moving west, December 30th. 2003 ..... Three at Eakring Flash, January 19th; A pair January 20th; A male at Eakring Flash January 27th; A drake moving north-west February 13th; Four at Eakring Flash, February 14th; Three February 16th; Three Eakring Flash, February 23rd; A pair February 24th; A female February 26th; A pair March 8th; A male flying north-west October 28th; A male flying south November 13th; Six at Eakring Flash November 30th; Six moving south-west over Eakring Flash, December 13th; A female December 26th. 2004 ..... Three at Eakring Flash February 12th; A female at Eakring Flash February 14th; A pair at Eakring Flash, March 12th, 26th and 30th; Ten moving north-east over Eakring Flash May 5th; A male flying north December 26th. 2005 ..... A female at Eakring Flash, January 13th; A pair on Eakring Flash February 13th and 20th; Six at Eakring Flash February 22nd; Five at Eakring Flash February 24th; Eight at Eakring Flash March 3rd; Six at Eakring Flash March 5th; Seven at Eakring Flash March 6th; A pair at Eakring Flash on March 11th, 28th, April 4th and 9th; Two at Eakring Flash December 15th and 18th. 2006 ..... A female at Eakring Flash January 5th; Three at Eakring Flash January 12th; Three at Eakring Flash January 15th; Four at Eakring Flash January 28th and 29th; Three at Eakring Flash February 2nd and 6th; A male at Eakring Flash February 5th; Three at Eakring Flash February 9th; Four at Eakring Flash February 23rd; A pair at Eakring Flash March 7th, 11th, 18th and 21st; Four at Eakring Flash March 16th; Five at Eakring Flash March 19th; A male flying west April 26th; A female moving north-west May 20th; A male at Eakring Flash December 17th. 2007 ..... Six at Eakring Flash February 19th; Five at Eakring Flash February 20th; Five at Eakring Flash March 3rd; A pair at Eakring Flash March 20-22nd; A female moving south-west November 22nd; Two males at Eakring Flash December 11th; A male moving west December 13th. 2008 ..... A pair at Eakring Flash January 4-17th and February 2-3rd; A pair at Eakring Flash March 21st; A male south-west over Eakring Flash November 13th. 2009 A drake moving east over Eakring Flash January 4th.

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

2008 ..... A female flew in from the north and eventually moved off west, Eakring Flash March 29th.

Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus

1999 ..... An adult drifted east over Hare Hill Wood, August 22nd. 2000 ..... One flew south over Red Hill, September 23rd. 2002 ..... An adult over Eakring Meadows/Hare Hill Wood, August 27-September 13th. 2003 ..... One flew south over Red Hill September 7th. 2008 An adult flew south over Red Hill September 21st; A dark-phase juvenile flew high north-east over Eakring Flash September 28th.

Red Kite Milvus milvus

1999 ..... One (wing-tagged) drifted north-west over Lound Wood/Red Hill, September 25th. 2000 ..... An immature at Hare Hill Wood September 3rd eventually drifted off north; One Church Hill on December 23rd. 2002 ..... One flew north-west over Eakring Flash March 8th. 2003 ..... One in the Red Hill area from March 23-April 15th. 2004 ..... One in the Lound Wood/Leyfields area, eventually drifted off south-east, August 16th. 2005 ..... Two, eventually flew off north Red Hill April 7th. 2006 ..... One moving west near Wellow June 10th. 2007 ..... One at Tug Bridge Farm, eventually drifted off north over Park Farm, April 21st. 2008 One moving west over Lound Wood, April 1st; One (wing-tagged white on left wing) drifted high north September 13th.

Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus

1998 ..... A female/immature at Eakring Flash/Lound Wood, April 27th. 2000 ..... A female flew west, Eakring Flash, April 25th. A female Eakring Flash area, drifted off south-west, August 8th; A female low south over Red Hill September 24th. 2001 ..... A juvenile at Eakring Meadows, September 4th. 2002 ..... A female drifted high north-west, May 16th; Two August 21st, with records involving a female north of Red Hill between Eakring and Wellow and a juvenile around Poplar Plantation/Eakring Flash areas. 2003 ... One moving south-west over Eakring village, July 27th; A juvenile moving south-east over Eakring Flash August 12th; A female at Eakring Field Farm August 18th. 2004 ..... An adult female over Red Hill, eventually drifted off high north-east September 4th.

Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus

1979 ..... A female at Kersall April 2nd. 1999 ..... A male at Eakring Flash and then Park Farm/Eakring Meadows area, March 5-27th. The same bird is reported to have been seen regularly throughout the Winter near Laxton. 2004 ..... A male in the Park Farm/Eakring Meadows area, March 29-31st. 2007 ..... Female/immature at Eakring Flash and Eakring Meadows February 5-12th. 2008 A female/immature in the Red Hill area, eventually drifted off west April 27th.

Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus

2005

A male drifted south over Eakring Flash late afternoon, then high south-west, May 3rd.

Goshawk Accipiter gentilis

1998 ..... A male at Lound Wood, then flew off east, December 26th. 2001 ..... A female at Lound Wood, March 24th. 2004 ..... One near Penny Pasture Common, November 13th. 2008 A juvenile at Eakring Meadows/Parkhill Plantation September 1st.

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

1998 ..... One drifted south-east over Eakring village April 28th. 1999 ..... One fishing near Red Hill, then flew north April 22nd; One, Eakring Flash moved off high south, September 21st. 2000 ..... One moving north-east over Leyfields/Lound Wood April 16th. One, Eakring Flash eventually flew south-east, September 24th. 2003 ..... One moving south over Eakring Flash August 24th. 2005 ..... One moving north-west near Eakring village April 9th; One moving north over Eakring Flash April 11th.

Merlin Falco columbarius

1998 ..... One moving south, Red Hill, October 3rd. 1999 ..... One moving east over Eakring Flash, February 1st. 2000 ..... One flying high north over Eakring Flash, November 24th. 2001 ..... A female at Eakring Meadows, flew off east, January 3rd; A female moving south-east, October 9th. 2002 ..... One moving high East over Eakring village, February 16th. 2003 ..... A female at Eakring Flash, February 7th; One flying west over Eakring Flash October 28th. 2005 ..... A female in from the south, then flew off west February 8th; A male at Eakring Flash eventually flew off west February 22nd; A male flew low west over Red Hill, March 14th. 2006 ..... One flew east through the pastures area March 18th; A female at Eakring Meadows/Eakring Field Farm April 6th; A male at Eakring Flash December 17th. 2007 ..... A female moving north-west February 3rd; A female, Kneesall Road February 24th; An adult female Lound Wood/Eakring Flash, flew off west March 1st; A female north-west through Eakring Flash March 20th; A male at Eakring Flash, then flew east March 22nd. 2008 A female moving west over Eakring Flash March 29th.

Hobby Falco subbuteo

1998 ..... One moving north, April 29th; One Eakring Flash, April 30th; One moving north, May 3rd; One Eakring Meadows, May 23rd; One moving north-east, May 31st; One August 13th; An immature, August 16th; One August 21st; Two Eakring Flash, August 23rd; One moving south-west, September 7th; One, September 21st. 1999 ..... One July 7th; One moving south-east, July 18th; One, July 24th; One moving south-west, August 7th; One August 9th; Three moving south-west, August 21st; One moving south, August 22nd; Four moving south-east and east, August 29th; One moving south-east, September 12th; Two moving south, September 13th. 2000 ..... Three, May 3rd; One, May 5th; One May 8th; One May 21st; One May 28th; One July 2nd; One July 21st; Two, July 22-23rd; Two moving south-east, August 13th; One August 22nd; One August 28th; One moving south-west, August 29th; Two, August 31st; One, September 1-2nd. One moving south-west, September 11th; One, September 17th; One/two, September 23-October 1st. 2001 ..... One moving east, April 29th; Two moving north, May 10th; One north-east, May 16th; One east, May 18th; Two May 19th; One Eakring Field Farm, June 27-Jul 6th; One August 18th; One August 31-September 1st; One moving north-west, September 1st. Two over Eakring Flash, September 2nd; Two, September 4-10th; One moving south-west, September 8th; An adult moving south-west, September 19th. 2002 ..... One Parkhill Plantation and Eakring Meadows area, April 24th; Eakring Flash/Lound Wood, April 30th; One over Eakring village, June 18th; An adult at Eakring Flash, June 29th; One July 3rd; One July 17th; One July 18th; One moving south-east, July 22nd; Two, July 23rd; One moving high south-west, August 11th; One August 25th; One Eakring village/Eakring Flash, September 1st; An adult high south-east, September 2nd; One moving south-east, September 10th; An adult moving south-east, September 11th; An adult and a juvenile at Eakring Flash, September 14th. 2003 ..... One at Lound Wood, May 3rd; One over Eakring Flash July 12th; One July 14th. One over Eakring village August 4-7th; Two in the area August 18-September 5th; One moving north August 27th; One moving west August 28th; An adult Eakring village/Eakring Flash area, August 30th; One moving south September 5th; An adult September 13th; A juvenile moving south-west September 20th. 2004 ..... One moving south-east over Eakring Flash April 24th; One moving north-west April 26th; One at Eakring Flash April 27th; One at Eakring Flash April 30th; Two in the area May 1-2nd; Two (adult and juvenile) Lound Wood August 6th; One near Eakring Flash August 11th; One at Eakring village September 9th. 2005 ..... One moving north over Eakring Flash April 29th; One moving north-east over Lound Wood May 13th; One at Eakring Flash, June 8th; One at Lound Wood, June 29th; A juvenile over Eakring Flash August 25th; Two over Red Hill September 9th. 2006 ..... Two moving east over Church Hill April 29th; One May 4th; A pair May 11th; One at Lound Wood May 25th; One at Eakring Meadows August 24th. 2007 ..... One over Kersall April 16th; One/two Red Hill and Lound Wood area April 23rd; One over Eakring village May 27th; One over Eakring village and Eakring Flash May 31st; One over Eakring village June 14th; Four drifting south over Eakring Flash August 18th; One moving south-west August 23rd; An adult at Eakring Meadows August 27th; One-two near Park Farm September 5-17th; One moving south-east September 16th; One over Eakring Flash September 21st; An adult over Church Hill September 26th; An adult at Penny Pasture Common September 29th. 2008 One at Eakring Flash August 23rd; One moving west September 1st; Two moving west September 2nd; One moving south-west and one over Lound Wood September 13th; Singles over Red Hill and moving south-west September 14th; One moving south-west September 20th.

Peregrine Falco peregrinus

1998 ..... An adult male on February 14th; One March 13th; One July 12th; An immature female, August 18th and 21st; September 6th; An immature male, October 4th; An adult male, October 9th. 1999 ..... A juvenile, August 26th, September 1st, September 3rd; One, possibly two, September 12th; One moving west, September 25th; One moving east, October 13th. 2000 ..... An immature female, April 26th; An adult moving south-east, September 10th; An immature male, Eakring Flash, September 25th and 27th. An adult female eventually moving east, October 14th; An immature female moving west over Leyfields, October 22nd; An adult female Leyfields area, December 30th. 2001 ..... An adult female, January 17th and 20th; An adult male, Parkhill Plantation/Hare Hill Wood area, February 16th; A female, March 1st; An adult male moving north-east, April 12th; An immature male moving north, Apr 26th; An adult female over Eakring Flash/Lound Wood, August 23-24th. 2002 ..... An adult female over Hare Hill Wood, then flew east, March 30th; An immature female Lound Wood/Eakring Flash, August 24-28th; Another immature female, September 12-15th; An immature female at Eakring Meadows December 16-31st. 2003 ..... An immature female January 9-February 28th (same bird as December 16-31st record) An immature male moving north-west, January 16th; An adult female west, February 1st; An adult male August 3-4th; One moving south September 7th; An adult male September 14th; An immature male over Lound Wood September 20th; An adult female at Eakring Flash, October 4-19th; One moving south November 13th. 2004 ..... One in the Eakring Flash area January 2nd; One over Parkhill Plantation January 23rd; A female January 29th; One over Leyfields March 20th; One in the Lound Wood/Eakring Flash area July 25th; An immature, August 25-September 19th. One in the Red Hill area, October 17th; An adult male in the area November 4-20th; An adult, Eakring Meadows December 26th. 2005 ..... An adult at Eakring Meadows/Park Farm, January 6-March 11th; One (presumed same) moving east over Eakring Flash January 21st and February 15th. 2006 ..... An adult male moving north over Red Hill April 8th; An immature male east July 30th; An adult moving south-west over Eakring Flash August 31st; An adult moving south-east over Eakring Flash September 9th. 2007 ..... An adult around Lound Wood/Leyfields January 11-14th; An adult at Park Farm/Hare Hill Wood February 2-March 6th; A male moving north over Lound Wood March 11th; An adult male over Kersall, flew south-east March 25th; An adult near Eakring Flash, then flew east August 23rd; An immature male at Eakring Flash/Leyfields area September 21-December 25th. 2008 ..... A male south over Eakring Flash January 13th; A male over Eakring Meadows February 2nd; An adult male at Tug Bridge Farm March 15th; An adult female over Eakring Flash April 5th; One over Eakring Meadows April 12th; A juvenile female at Park Farm/Lound Wood August 30-September 1st; A juvenile male moving south-west September 1st; An adult male at Park Farm/Hare Hill Wood October 18th; One over Eakring Flash December 24th.

Quail Coturnix coturnix

1998 ..... A male at Eakring Field Farm/Eakring Meadows, May 20th; Two males at Eakring Field Farm/Eakring Meadows, May 21-25th; Four males at Eakring Field Farm/Eakring Meadows May 26-June 2nd. 2001 ..... A male at Eakring Field Farm, May 26-28th; Two males at Eakring Field Farm and Parkhill Plantation, May 29-June 7th. Three males at Eakring Field Farm, Eakring Meadows and near Eakring Meadows, June 8-9th; Seven males around Eakring Field Farm, Tug Bridge Farm, Parkhill Plantation, Penny Pasture Common and Kneesall Road, June10-17th; 14 males, June 18-24th; 17 males, June 25-30th; 18 males Jul 1-3rd; 27 males at Eakring Field Farm, Tug Bridge Farm, Parkhill Plantation, .Penny Pasture.Common, Kneesall Road, Park Farm, July 4-13th; 28 males, July 14th. 2 calling males, Eakring Flash, August 18th. 2002 ..... A male near Lound Wood, June 25th. 2005 ..... A male at Eakring Flash May 12th; Two males at Eakring Flash May 13-15th.

Common Crane Grus grus

1996 ..... Two in fields at Kersall March 1st-9th. 2000 ..... A single moving north-east over Eakring Flash March 22nd.

Spotted Crake Porzana porzana

2001 .....

A female at Eakring Flash, August 16-September 15th.

Water Rail Rallus aquaticus

1999 ..... One at Eakring Meadows, October 3-7th, same Eakring Flash, October 24-November 30th. 2000 ..... One at Eakring Flash, November 19th; One at Eakring village STW, December 29th. 2001 ..... One at Eakring Flash January 10-12th; One at Eakring Flash, Oct 5th. 2002 ..... An immature at Eakring Flash, September 2nd; One at Eakring Flash (possibly same) October 3rd. Two at Eakring Flash, October 13-December 30th. 2003 ..... Two Eakring Flash, January 6th; One in the pastures area, January 11th; One at Eakring Flash, January 13-30th; One at Eakring Meadows January 22nd; Two Eakring Flash February 5-22nd; One February 23-March 12th; An adult at Eakring Flash September 6-November 1st. 2004 ..... One/two at Eakring Flash January 22-February 14th. One at Eakring Flash March 21-30th; Two at Eakring Flash November 14-December 5th. 2005 ..... One at Eakring Flash January 6-February 22nd; One at Eakring Flash December 18th. 2006 ..... One calling briefly at Eakring Flash February 25th; One at Eakring Flash March 11-23rd; Two at Eakring Flash October 12-14th. 2007 ..... One at Eakring Flash February 1-10th; One at Eakring Flash October 27-November 1st; Three calling at dusk, Eakring Flash November 2nd; One at Eakring Flash November 16th; Two at Eakring Flash November 22nd; One at Eakring Flash December 8-13th. 2008 ..... One at Eakring village SWT January 12th; One at Eakring Flash January 19-February 13th; One at Eakring Meadows February 28th; One at Eakring Flash March 6th; One at Eakring Flash March 26th; One at Eakring Flash September 27-October 30th; Two at Eakring Flash November 6th; Three at Eakring Flash November 13-15th; One at Eakring Flash December 7-25th. 2009 Three at Eakring Flash January 3rd.

Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

2000 ..... One moving south-east, April 24th; Two moving north-west, June 4th; Four, various directions August 11-12th (nocturnal passage) 2002 ..... One moving north-east, August 11th. 2003 ..... One heard over Red Hill area (nocturnal passage) April 14th. 2005 ..... Two circled over Eakring Flash, June 23rd; One flew south-east June 27th. 2007 ..... One over Eakring Flash, eventually went south-west April 27th; One heard calling nocturnally over Red Hill, June 7th. 2008 Two in set-aside at Red Hill May 10th; One at Eakring Flash May 15th.

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

1998 ..... One Eakring Flash, eventually left south-east, March 29th; One (male) Eakring Flash, April 27-July 12th, paired with a female and attempted nesting twice (both failing) present from April 27-Jun 10th; One moving north-west, April 21st; One moving south-east, April 23rd; One moving north-east, April 29th; One Eakring Flash, April 30th; One Eakring Flash, May 9th; One Eakring Flash, May 12th; One Eakring Flash, May 19th; One moving north-west, May 28th; One moving north-west, June 2nd; Two juveniles at Eakring Flash, July 25th; One Eakring Flash, August 12th; One moving south-west, August 17th; One moving west, September 5th; One moving south, September 12th. 1999 ..... Two Eakring Flash, eventually left north-west, April 13th; One north-east, April 26th; Two north-east, May 5th; One south-east, May 6th. 2000 ..... One north-west, March 27th; One moving north, May 5th; One moving north, June 3rd. 2001 ..... One moving east, May 9th; One moving north-east, May 13th. 2002 ..... One moving north-east, April 21st. 2003 ..... One moving south-east July 2nd. 2004 ..... One moving north-east over Eakring Flash April 1st; One moving north-west, April 18th; One moving north-west over Eakring Flash, April 27th. 2005 ..... Two moving north-west over Eakring Flash April 25th; One moving south-east over Eakring Flash, July 9th. 2006 ..... One moving south-west over Eakring Flash April 6th; One eventually south-west over Eakring Meadows April 22nd; One moving high north over Eakring Flash April 28th. 2007 ..... One moving north over Kersall April 14th.

Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

1998 ..... Two at Eakring Flash May 21st; One moving south over Eakring Flash, August 22nd; One moving west over Eakring Flash, September 5th. 2002 ..... Two moving west over Eakring Flash, July 17th. 2004 ..... Two moving north over Eakring Flash, April 28th. 2007 ..... Two moving north over Eakring Flash, April 1st.

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola

2000 ..... A 1st winter with Golden Plover near Church Hill, October 29th. 2002 ..... One flying west with Golden Plover, October 17th.

Dunlin Calidris alpina

1998 ..... One moving west, April 24th; Five moving north, June 3rd; Two August 17th; One moving south, August 29th. 1999 ..... Two moving west, August 5th; One moving west, August 7th. 2000 ..... One moving west, May 9th; Two moving south, July 31st; One heard nocturnally flying south-east, August 6th. 2001 ..... Two moving north-west, September 24th; One moving south-east, September 25th. 2002 ..... One moving west, July 3rd. Two moving north-west, August 11th; One moving north-east, September 3rd. 2003 ..... One at Eakring Meadows briefly, headed off northeast, January 5th; One near Eakring Flash, January 21st; A single in fields at Church Hill with Golden Plover September 21st. 2006 ..... One moving high north-east over Eakring Meadows, November 2nd. 2008 One heard nocturnally over Lound Wood, July 1st.