Author Archives: Val Jones

1 Mute Swan, 5 Mandarins, 6 Gadwall, 16 Teal inc. 12 that arrived at 1240, 2 drake Pochard, 7 Little Egrets, 2 Ospreys – the regular bird and the juv of the last couple of days, 2 Hobbys, 2 Whimbrel … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 19 Mandarins, 3 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 6 Little Egrets, 3 Little Grebes, 3 different Ospreys this morning; the regular bird from 1005 onwards caught a fish & left west, a juvenile was present from late am and … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 5 juv Shelduck arrived at 1105 then left NE at 1300, 10 Mandarins, 5 Gadwall, 4 Teal, 6 Little Egrets – most so far, Osprey on & off all day, a juv Common Tern briefly, ad Yellow-l-Gull, … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 22 Mandarins, 5 Gadwall, 40 Cormorants, 3 Little Egrets, 4 Little Grebes, Osprey in the afternoon, c10 C.Buzzards, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, juv Peregrine, Hobby, 2 Black-t-Godwits 0855-0900 before continuing SW, a Greenshank in at 0944, ad Yellow-l-Gull, 47 … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 29 Mandarins, 2 Teal, 1 Gadwall, 71 Tufteds, 35 Cormorants, 3 Little Egrets, 13 GCGrebes, Osprey on & off all day, 2 Hobbys, ad Yellow-l-Gull, c40 Swifts, 2 Ravens, c 100 House Martins, c10 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow … Continue reading →

Undoubted highlight today was 2 ad Roseate Terns that appeared on the west bank at 1015 and remained until sometime around 1300 though were not seen to leave. Both birds had BTO rings on the right leg – the only … Continue reading →

46 Mandarins, 3 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 52 Tufteds, 3 Little Egrets, 4 Little Grebes, 2 Hobbys hunting in tandem, couple of wader highlights with a Whimbrel through SW at 0942 and a Greenshank in and onto the west bank at … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 27 Mandarins, 5 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 34 Tufteds, 3 Little Egrets, 16 C.Buzzards, 3 Kestrels, Hobby & Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Terns – an adult & a fresh juv sporting a BTO ring, ad Yellow-legged Gull, c20 Swifts, … Continue reading →

15 Mandarins, 2 Teal, 3 Little Egrets, 2 L.Grebes, 7+ Buzzards, juv Peregrine, Hobby, 1 Common Tern, 2 Swifts, 2 Garden Warblers in the ‘shrike bushes’ with 3 Spotted Flycatchers, an adult & 2 juvs, showing well from the car … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 29 Mandarins, 10 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 3 Little Egrets, 2 Ospreys including the juvenile, 6 Ringed Plovers high south at 0840, 3 Common Sands included a distressed bird rescued by the road near Carr Pond and returned … Continue reading →