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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: lovemypt on January 24, 2014, 06:52:03 PM

Title: south London dump area
Post by: lovemypt on January 24, 2014, 06:52:03 PM

Just a quick trip to London and stopped by the dump area to south of city which had reports of up to 11 snowies there around Christmas. Winds were brutal and kept birds at bay but still managed to find 1 immature bald eagle and good size flock of Horned Larks with several Lapland Longspurs mixed in.......I have been looking for these longspurs the last two years

Title: Re: south London dump area
Post by: Axeman on February 06, 2014, 10:22:19 PM

Are dumps good places to bird? For snowies?

Title: Re: south London dump area
Post by: lovemypt on February 07, 2014, 04:39:40 PM

http://www.mail-archive.com/birdalert@o ... 32082.html (http://www.mail-archive.com/birdalert@ontbirds.ca/msg32082.html)


Yes, especially this year when so many snowys around and all competing for food. The dump there has hundreds of seagulls on any given day there, alot of birders just go so see them and the snowys will certainly take seagulls if opportunity is there. They don't necessarily feed on the dump contents but go after whatever does eat there....rats, mice, seagulls, other birds. Also good place to see hawks, eagles , and other predators on edges waiting for a meal

Title: Re: south London dump area
Post by: Axeman on February 07, 2014, 08:10:27 PM

In that case I'm going to check out my local dump....it's only open on saturday

Title: Re: south London dump area
Post by: cmshucks on October 07, 2014, 07:43:34 PM

hello, I just recently moved to London, where is the dump you are speaking of?
any other good birding areas?

thanks

Title: Re: south London dump area
Post by: lovemypt on October 07, 2014, 08:05:55 PM

Take Wellington road south of 401, turn left 3 lights south of 401 onto Manning Road and head west, dump is on north side ( you will smell it long before you get there). I don't belief it is open to public access, but alot of gulls and hawks can be seen along roadways surrounding dump area