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| Photos courtesy and copyright of JFT |
Fairly quiet this week, but there were a few bits of interest. A Common Sandpiper was around most of the week.
On Monday there was a Wheatear along the west bank and a Yellow Wagtail over.
Tuesday Ian Rowe had a Spotted Flycatcher and Yellow Wagtail.
Wednesday there were eight Yellow Wagtails.
This morning a Little Egret flew over, also singles of Skylark and Yellow Wagtail.
John and I were out this morning. There was a Common Sandpiper at the reservoir and John had seen a Kingfisher before I arrived. Three Wheatears were around this morning, John had had one along the western path early on, we then we saw one in the cattle field and almost immediately after two along the western path and then two in the cattle field. Whilst we didn't see more than two together it seemed very likely there was a minimum of three.
There was a pick up on Meadow Pipit passage with a steady trickle of individuals and small groups going over throughout, as well as at least two Yellow Wagtails and several hirundines. A Peregrine also flew over heading towards town.
This afternoon John had a Dunlin drop in prior to a rain shower, it unfortunately didn't stay till the evening though. He also had two individual Hobbies fly over and two Peregrines fly over together and there was a Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher and Common Sandpiper.
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| Photos courtesy and copyright of JFT |
Early this morning there were three Yellow-legged Gulls amongst the Lesser Black-backs. A Common Sandpiper and Teal were on the reservoir and there was a Redstart and a Wheatear along the western path.
Mike was out early this morning and had two Wheatear on the west side, the Ringed Plover flying around calling (and it wasn't seen later so must have left then), a Common Sandpiper and a Yellow Wagtail. Clive and Jim also saw a Whinchat in the cattle field.
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| Photos courtesy and copyright of JFT |
This morning the Ringed Plover was still present and there were three Teal on the reservoir. A Redstart was showing well on the western side near the bench. A Whinchat was around the reservoir before flushing over to the cattle field and then another around the reservoir, I later confirmed two in the cattle field. There was also a Wheatear, two or three Yellow Wagtails and four Swift.
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| Teal and Whinchat courtesy and copyright of JFT |
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| Redstart, Ringed Plover and Wheatear courtesy and copyright of Kyle Smith |
Mike Pollard was out this morning and found a juvenile Ringed Plover, our first of the year. There was also a Redstart (new bird?), Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail and three Mistle Thrushes over.
Later Mike C and Kyle were around and had Common Sandpiper, Spotted Flycatcher and Willow Warbler.
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| Photos courtesy and copyright of Mike Pollard |
John and I were both out early this morning. I went up the east side and had a juvenile Med Gull shortly before he arrived and he went up the west side and had a Redstart. We met up near the top end and had a Whinchat and Wheatear along the ditch in the cattle field.
