Manby Flashes

September.
3/9- 15 Ruff,1 Blackwit, 2 Common Sand, 4 Dunlin, 1 Hobby.
4/9- 1 Greenshank, 15 Ruff, 1 Blackwit, 4 Dunlin.
5/9- 3 Dunlin, 12 Ruff, 2 Green Sand, 1 Redshank, 1 Blackwit, 4 Snipe.
7/9- Other than the Pec Sand, 12 Ruff, 20 Snipe, 1 Blackwit.
8/9- 12 Ruff.
9/9- 1 Pec Sand, 1 Dunlin, 14 Ruff.
16/9- 11 Ruff, 28 Snipe, 98 Teal, 12 Pink-footed Geese over.
17/9- 12 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 3 Snipe.
18/9- 9 Ruff, 3 Snipe.
19/9- 9 Ruff.
20/9- 16 Snipe, 10 Ruff.
21/9- 11 Ruff, 2 Snipe.
It looks like the wader season is coming to an end.

Update on birds seen in August.
5/8- 1 Dunlin, 8 Ruff, 13 Snipe, 28 Blackwit, 18 Green Sand, 1 Wood Sand.
6/8- 1 Spotshank, 1 Wood Sand, 8 Ruff, 15 Snipe, 29 Blackwit, 20 Green Sand.
8/8- 1 LRP, 8 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 15 Blackwit, 1 Greenshank, 8 Green Sand. 1 Wood Sand, 9 Yellow Wags.
9/8- 1 Wood Sand. 1 LRP, 23 Snipe, 3 Dunlin, 10 Ruff, 13 Blackwit,8 Green Sand, 1 Redshank.
10/8- 1 Wood Sand, 1 LRP,1 Ringed Plover,10 Ruff, 8 Blackwit, 3 Green Sand, 26 Snipe.
11/8- 1 LRP, 1 Ringed Plover,3 Dunlin,15 Ruff,8 Snipe, 6 Blackwit, 13 Green Sand, 1 Wood Sand.
12/8- 1 LRP, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 10 Ruff, 11 Snipe, 5 Blackwit, 7 Green Sand, 1 Wood Sand.
19/8- 13 Ruff, 12 Green Sand.
21/8- 1 Dunlin, 13 Ruff, 8 Snipe, 4 Blackwit, 13 Green Sand, 3 Common Sand.
22/8- 11 Ruff, 7 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand, 1 Dunlin, 4 Blackwit.
23/8- 12 Ruff, 4 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand, 1 Blackwit, 4 Snipe.
25/8- 1 Avocet, 2 Dunlin, 12 Ruff, 8 Snipe, 5 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand.
26/8- 1 Avocet, 12 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 4 Dunlin, 2 Common Sand.

The 5th Pectoral Sandpiper for Manby and Levee Doors thanks to Phil Espin.
Previous records- 1 on 9-16/9/04, 27/7- 30/7/09, 21/9-24/9/14 and 22/7/15 (info per RBA)
Todays bird was nearly taken by a Peregrine but it ducked down into the mud in the nick of time.

Thanks for the update, Roger

I have had a reply from the Iceland wader ringing group regarding the second ringed Blackwit I recorded at Manby on 22nd amd 25th July-
Godwit sighting
Cr-rings: YG-BR sex:
Metal: 588241
Topline is ringing date and location
Project started in 1999
Project management:
Tómas G. Gunnarsson, Böðvar Þórisson, Pete Potts, Ruth Croger, Jenny Gill and José Alves. South Iceland Research Centre University of Iceland
Age: pullus
Date
29.6.2014 25.7.2018
Location
Iceland,NW Ice,A-Barðastrandarsýsla,Reykhólar, England,E Eng,Lincolnshire,Humber,Manby Flashes
N
65.4450 53.3540
E/W
-22.206 0.11110
22.7.2018 England,E Eng,Lincolnshire,Humber,Manby Flashes
53.3540 0.11110
10.8.2018
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Today : Wood Sandpiper 1, Green Sand 15, Common Sand 1, Blackwits 66, LRP 3, Ruff 10, Common Snipe,9, Lapwing 10+, Shoveler 1, Teal 4, Mallard 27, Shelduck pair + 6 ducklings, Canada Goose 13, Grey Lag 2.