August

Star of the month was a drake Common Scoter found by Mike P on the 17th and although it didn't stay long a few people managed to see it. 

Other highlights were a Redstart just up into the valley on the 4th found by Mark, a Curlew reported over on the 10th, two Hobbies seen in the woodland on 11th (Mike C), a Dunlin found by Mark on the 11th that stayed around for a few days and Mediterranean Gulls on the 11th, 15th, 18th and 26th (John), a Whinchat in the cattle field with two Wheatear and also Spotted Flycatcher in the wood and a flyover Greenshank on the 14th (GB) and a Tree Pipit flew over on the 15th (John).

August also continued the late summer / early autumn theme with Teal, Shoveler and Gadwall all arriving, more Yellow-legged Gulls, Common Sandpipers and Little Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtails over and sometimes in amongst the cattle or on the reservoir banks, a Snipe flew over on the 9th (John), a Raven over the U.C.V. also on the 9th. Two Little Egrets were around sporadically. 

The Cetti's Warbler remained present and Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler and Willow Warbler all recorded. 

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