Author Archives: Val Jones

A change in the weather increased the concentration levels but typically the highlight came not in the hoped for form of a wader, tern or (fingers crossed) fly-through skua – a Woodlark fluttered NE then E over the dam wall … Continue reading →

A quiet and quite settled period with few highlights; a Red Kite on 12th, an Osprey through at 1235 on 15th, up to six Oystercatchers and five Common Terns-both species vying for breeding rights on the two Tern rafts along … Continue reading →

7 Gadwall, 2 Tufteds, a Red Kite NW at 0855-0905, 4 Oystercatchers, 2 LRPlovers, Kingfisher & Willow Tit.

18 Mandarins, 7 Gadwall, 6 Tufteds, 4+ C.Buzzards, 2 Sparrowhawks, an Osprey NW at 1710-15, a Red Kite at 1835, 2 LRPlovers, a Cuckoo, 5 Common Terns.

LRPlover, Common Sand, 3 Arctic & 2 Common Terns.

3 Common Terns.

7 Gadwall, 4 Oystercatchers, 4 Arctic & a Common Tern at 0705 and a Redstart.

2 Shelduck, Hobby, LRPlover, Dunlin, 3 Common Sands and a Little Owl.

An Osprey NW, 2 Hobbies, 3 Oystercatchers, Common Sand, LRPlover, c20 Swifts, 1 Yellow Wagtail and a fem Redstart.

Highlight was 42 Arctic Terns (1+41) through late morning. Also a Whimbrel NW, male Goshawk, 2 Yellow Wags on the west bank & 3 Redpolls west.