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This is no Farmoor, Otmoor or Port Meadow. This is Grimsbury. It's Grim up north!

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Sunday, 25 August 2024

25th Aug 2024: summer update

A very long overdue summer update...

There hasn't been a huge amount to report though to be honest. Not many visits and very few birds. 

The highlight of the last 3 months was 2 Ringed Plover seen by JFT on 28th July. Quite an unusual date for them and possibly early returning birds heading south. 

On 23rd June Clive saw a (the?) Grey Partridge again but up by the Borrow Pit pool up the valley this time, which was probably the main other highlight.

Common Sandpipers and Yellow-legged Gulls started appearing again in July. Up to 2 Little Egrets became fairly regular and there was the occasional Yellow Wagtail and Raven, a Lapwing on the 4th August and 2 Teal on the 14th August.

Willow Emeralds and Small Red-eyed Damselflies were the best of the odonata seen, but far fewer numbers than the previous couple of years.

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