A quiet morning with 2 Mute Swans, Pink-footed Goose, 2 Mandarins, 2 Shoveler (a pair), 8 Gadwall, 2 Oystercatchers, adult Peregrine and a Raven. Unfortunately it seems our fears about the Oystercatchers failed breeding were correct, they always looked vulnerable on the island having relocated from the Chapel Bay tern rafts where they have bred successfully in recent years. It appears the moving of the tern raft further into the bay made it less attractive to them, this being actioned by the Sailing Club, apparently without consultation of any kind.
Ogston Sightings
- Tuesday 16th July 2024
Blackcap, Black-headed Gull, BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (22), Common Gull (1), Common Sandpiper (2), Kingfisher, Lapwing (11),…
- Monday 15th July 2024
Common Sandpiper (2), Common Tern (3), Garden Warbler (1), Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron (15),…
- Sunday 14th July 2024
BLACK TERN (1), Common Sandpiper, COMMON SCOTER (1M), Common Tern, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lapwing (11),…
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