31st Jul 2019: June and July update

After the excitement of the Red-rumped Swallow in May (how long ago does that seem now?!) the rest of spring and the start of summer was pretty much back to normal with very little to get terribly excited about. The most notable sighting was a brief visit from a Kittwake that John saw on 11th June. By mid-July it appeared autumn had already started for birds.

03/06 - Dunlin - John
05/06 - Little Ringed Plover - Steve H
08/06 - Little Egret - John
11/06 - Kittiwake - John
12/06 - Tufted Ducks were confirmed to have nested at the Borrow Pit pool, with 7-8 ducklings, and Bee and Pyramidal Orchids recorded in the Upper Cherwell Valley again this year - John
14/06 - Common Tern - Steve H
25/06 - Curlew (over SW) - John
30/06 - two Common Terns and a Common Sandpiper - Mark R and John

15/07 - juvenile Little Ringed Plover - Colin W
16/07 - Common Sandpiper - Sandra B
20/07 - a danish ringed Black-headed Gull recorded - John
27/07 - eight Common Sandpipers - Mike P

All photos courtesy and copyright of JFT