John Savage

Recent sightings

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
22/10/24	Great White Egret	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	J D Savage
12:00	Chasing one another before setting down on different ponds. Please only view from the public footpath.
22/10/24	Raven	Fleethill Farm	1	J D Savage
11:35	Flew NW over lake 1, calling briefly. Private site, view only from footpath.
06/09/24	Little Tern	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	J D Savage
18:47	ad + juv. Little Terns still present between 18:23 and 18:47. Initially both birds were fishing, with occasional rests on Tern Island. As the light began to fail the birds settled on Tern Island, remaining there until at least 18:47. They were not sighted the next day or subsequently. While the birds rested, photographs were taken. Subsequently it was noticed that what appeared to be a yellow leg ring was present in some of these photographs. No code was visible on the ring but this could have been due to the poor quality of the photos in the low-light conditions. On 11/10/2024 details of the Little Terns' visit, including relevant photos, were sent to LittleTernSightings@rspb.org.uk. In addition https://littleternproject.org.uk/sightings/ was accessed and, via links to www.ring.ac and then www.cr-birding.org, it was determined that yellow leg rings with no code are used at Little Tern sites in Norfolk and rings with an alpha-numeric code are used at multiple UK Little Tern sites and specifically at sites in Cumbria, Chesil Beach, Tiree and the Isle of Man. (Coded yellow rings are also used for Little Terns in Israel). As is not clear from the photographs whether or not a code is present, it seems unlikely that the origin of these birds can be established.
10/10/24	Great White Egret	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	J D Savage
15:55	Northern edge of Finch Pond. Please only view from the public footpath.
08/10/24	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	3	J D Savage
13:20	juv + likely two ad. Catching dragonflies around the east end of the site. Please only view from the public footpath.
08/10/24	Great White Egret	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	J D Savage
13:20	Intermittently chasing one another around the east end of the site. Please only view from the public footpath.
07/10/24	Marsh Harrier	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	J D Savage
17:10	m. North of Finch Pond, being hassled by crows while trying to hunt. Please only view from the public footpath.
07/10/24	Great White Egret	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	J D Savage
16:00	One on Finch Pond, the other on West Fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
26/09/24	Great White Egret	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	J D Savage
09:40	South side of West Fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
25/09/24	Raven	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	J D Savage
13:22	Flew west over East Fen, then appeared to land NE of Finch Pond. Please only view from the public footpath.

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