Highlights were three Arctic Terns briefly 0850-55 and a female Redstart in the ‘shrike bushes’ just south of the main car park. Also 2 Mute Swans, Pink-footed Goose, 6+ Gadwall, 10 Teal, 2 Mandarins, 6 Common Sands, 2 Oystercatchers (sadly it appears the nesting pair have been predatedĀ almost atĀ the hatching stage), 3 Common Terns, c10 Swifts, 4 Sedge Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and the first Garden Warbler of the year singing & showing well in bushes adjacent to the public hide. This becomes the 136th species recorded at Ogston so far this year.
Ogston Sightings
- Tuesday 15 May 2024
2 Whimbrel, 2 pr Shoveler, 2M Mandarin, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GC Grebe,…
- Monday 13 May 2024
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 GC Grebe, 9 Tufted Duck, 2…
- Sunday 12th May 2024
Blackcap, Gadwall (2), Great Crested Grebe, House Martin, Little Grebe (with young), OSPREY (1), Pied…
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