On Friday Mike Pollard had a (the?) juv Little Ringed Plover again.
Yesterday Adrian T had a Nuthatch with the tit/warbler flock at the entrance of the wood and a Peregrine over. Mike Pollard also had a (the?) Little Egret again.
This morning there was a Green Sandpiper at the reservoir (very unusual to not be just flying over) and Little Egret again. Clive also had a Peregrine over mobbing a Buzzard.
On Friday Mike Pollard had a female Redstart and yesterday Adrian T and Mike had 4 Swifts, a Yellow Wag and a juvenile Little Ringed Plover.
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| Courtesy and copyright of Mike Pollard |
This morning the Little Ringed Plover still present and a Yellow Wagtail, 2 Ravens and a few Skylarks over. Later John had c.5 Yellow-legged Gulls at the Borrow Pit pool.
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| Photos courtesy and copyright of JFT |
On Monday Mike Pollard had a Little Egret and on Tuesday Adrian B had 2 Med Gulls.
This morning I had a Black-tailed Godwit fly over early on and a Little Egret. This is very likely the first year both Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwits have been seen here in the same year.
On Monday Mike Prentice had a Purple Hairstreak along the river and Clive had 2 later in the afternoon. Mike Pollard had 2 Yellow-legged Gulls at the Borrow Pit pool on Tuesday.
Yesterday there was a Med Gull again, a Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Kingfishers and I could hear a Raven nearby but couldn't see it. The main news though was a female Willow Emerald Damselfly along the river, just north of the railway bridge. This is the first one I've ever seen and the first record for the reservoir and this area of the county. I also saw a Grass Snake, Southern Hawker and several Common and Ruddy Darters.
