Common Tern pair seem to be Summering on the raft on the west pool , no signs of any breeding ,just seem to be chilling this summer, nice to see after lean years .
Great Crested Grebe the same they seem to stay every summer for the last umpteen years without ever getting young off , both showing no signs of breeding.
Plenty of regular summer visitors and residents to see this morning, looks to be a decent season so far without anything spectacular.
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 17th of May 2024 08:22:04 AM
Common Tern - Pair hawking round then off NW at 11am no feeding or display today, they obviously know they have no chance with Heron on one side and 2 Cormorant sat on the other side. No further sign up to me moving.
As predicted the other day the farmer was Ploughing the flood field as I left hopefully the Lapwing young moved off to another area
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Common Tern - A pair have taken up residency on the raft on the west pool displaying and chasing other birds off ,which is an unusual sight in the last few years but unlikely to breed as its mainly a hollow raft.I normally see a few through at this time of year but not passing fish , which the male seemed to travel across to partridge lakes to collect , it was coming back with decent size Rudd. we can only hope and see if they hang about. pic below
Mute Swan - 1 Pair on West pool (see pic below) The Female Common Tern has a ring
Cuckoo one that sounded like it had a sore throat on the Northern edge railway line
Coot - First brood of 7 hatched on the entrance pool , always nice to see
plus all the usual stuff
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Tuesday 7th of May 2024 06:53:07 AM
Last 2 days nothing of great note apart from 7 singing Sedge Warbler ,pools almost birdless apart from 2 Great Crested Grebe ,a few Tufted Duck Little Grebe. Floods in fields rapidly drying up ,so expect the farmer to plough them soon ,as he was spraying the fields today so forget any insect life on those from now on . Pretty dour really for the time of year .
A bit of of wader fest in silver Lane terms as normally waders are few and far between, the motorway service
Station build not started fully yet, but imminent, means a decent area ,Is at the moment fallow, and disturbance low ,apart from pro dog walkers straying on there.
Also flooded field is preventing the other farmer from ploughing the Eastern Arable at the moment.
Previous days Cuckoo seems to have moved on , no sign today
Whimbrel- 3 flying NE at 12.00
Ringed Plover - 1 pair(pic of one below, rare on site)
Oystercatcher- 1 Pair
Redshank - 1
Lapwing - 2 pairs with young, and 2 pairs on eggs.
Yellow Wagtail - 1 disturbed by entrance pool flew south
Yellowhammer- 12 feeding on mss area
Corn Bunting - 2
Skylark - at least 6 pairs feeding young , more nesting but on the site again that will soon be lost to a Solar Panel farm :(
Sedge Warbler - 3 singing
Marsh Harrier - 1 female through NE
Wary note for anyone on west side of summit ,There is a Tree pipit lookalike with short hind Claws that's a meadow pipit.
Plus the usuals
:)
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Saturday 27th of April 2024 07:31:12 AM