Author Archives: Val Jones

2 Hobbys, a male Redstart on the West Bank-the first this year, 3 Little Egrets, Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat & the first juvenile Osprey this year.

1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Spotted Flycatcher,Osprey, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warblers.

67 Tufteds, 5 Goosander flew NW at 0915, 27 Cormorants, 1 Little Egret, 2 Hobbys with one involved in a dogfight with a Sparrowhawk, 5 Snipe flew W at 1120, 1 Common Sandpiper, a juv Greenshank 1215-38 when it left … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 20 Mandarins, 179 Mallard, 6 Teal, 11 Gadwall, 79 Tufteds, 1 Little Egret, 5 Little Grebes, Osprey at 0845, 14 Buzzards, 3 Kestrels, Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Sand, 1 Common Tern, as Yellow-l-Gull, 2 ad Common Gulls, c15 … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 23 Mandarins, 5 Teal, 7 Gadwall, 70+ Tufteds, female Common Scoter, 1 Little Egret, 1 Goshawk, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Kestrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, ad Yellow-l-Gull, c30 Swifts, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Tit.

1 Mute Swan, 51 Mandarins, 5 Teal, 11 Gadwall, 66 Tufteds, 1 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebes, an Osprey from 0830 caught a fish & left NW at 0935, 1 Common Tern, ad Yellow-l-Gull and a Lesser Whitethroat in heavy … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 323 Canada & 96 Greylag Geese, 26 Mandarins, 2 Teal, 11 Gadwall, 75 Tufteds, 1 Little Egret, an Osprey in the afternoon, male Goshawk,  Peregrine, 3 Hobbys in the air together, 2 Common Sands, juv Dunlin, 1 … Continue reading →

Little Egret, 1 Common Tern, 2 Teal, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Common Sands, Hobby, c40 Mandarins. Osprey at 1700 hrs.

Hobby, Little Egret, 3 Common Sands, 4 Teal, 2 ad Dunlin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Common Tern, Green Woodpecker.

1 Curlew, 6 Teal, 3 L.Grebes, 1 Little Egret, 1 ad Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Hobbys, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Gadwall, 2 Ravens, 1 Peregrine, Green Woodpecker & a Willow Tit.