This a.m. with Malcolm, Withins outflow Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail, along the canal 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (heard only), 1 Water Rail with 4 others heard (possible breeding?) and 8 singing Sedge Warbler. Also 4 Oystercatcher in flight. Cheers Ian
06:05-09-35am 49 species seen highlights. 1 Common Tern. 1 Mediterranean Gull. 1 Great black backed Gull. 1 Oystercatcher. 2 Snipe. 1 Little Egret. 62 Swifts. 2 Bullfinch.
Of interest this a.m. family of Grey Wagtails around the sailing club with 1 Common Tern and a Kingfisher over the res, also 4 Kestrels seen and 4 juv. Lapwings in capsticks area. Cheers Ian
The moorhens and coots have their 2nd brood of chicks now. Reed warbler on old Hall marsh Sedge warbler collecting insects in the canal Gadwall ×4 with one of the drakes now entering into eclipse already!!!
Ta!
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This a.m. with Malcolm, best was a Common Tern and 4 Great Black-backed Gulls on the res. and 1 fledged Kingfisher on stream from Withins to Crow Trees. Cheers Ian
1st visit in over 2 weeks having been in Lesvos, (know where I prefer !), on the res 4 Greylag Geese and a Kingfisher only birds of note. 1 Dipper flying upriver with an Oystercatcher going the other way also. Cheers Ian
AM Plenty of Lapwing, 3 Sedge Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, Common Tern, 3 Gadwall, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Singing Skylarks, 5 Reed Bunting (4 M) Willow Warbler, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps etc
06:00-10:30am mostly with Ian and Malcolm. 1 Black Tern. 2 Common Terns. 1 Common Sandpiper. 1 Yellow Wagtail. 2 Garden Warbler.
Pm Visit. 15:00-17:00
Increase in terns with.
4 Common Terns .
3 Black Terns.
Cheers Steven
-- Edited by Steven Higginbottom on Friday 10th of May 2019 05:37:12 PM
A short visit this lunchtime, produced the following highlights. ...
Whitethroat Sedge warbler A wagtail hat-trick of grey, pied wagtails and.... Female yellow wagtail (record picture attached) Female wheatear (Note: both yellow wagtail and wheatear vanished towards Old Hall Farm fields when more people arrived and I couldn't relocate them) Black tern Common terns Swifts were showing very well Song thrush Mistle thrush
Ta!
-- Edited by Richard Thew on Thursday 9th of May 2019 02:35:55 PM