Author Archives: Val Jones

1 Mute Swan, 11 Mandarins, 54 Tufteds, colour-ringed Little Egret, juv Little Grebe, 6 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, Hobby at 1250 & 1640, 2 Common Sands, a pristine juvenile Greenshank arrived at 1710, ad Yellow-l-Gull, 36 BHGulls, c40 Swifts, 2 Ravens, … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 268 Canada Geese, 24 Mandarins, 2 Teal, 10 Gadwall was the family group of a female with nine large young – all miraculously surviving so far, 34 Tufted Ducks, 2 Little Egrets, juv Little Grebe, singles of … Continue reading →

7 Mandarins, 1 Gadwall, 22 Cormorants, 1 Little Egret (colour-ringed), Hobby, juv Peregrine, 1 ad Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, seven Whimbrel departed south off the west bank at 1345 having presumably been grounded by heavy rain, ad Common Gull and … Continue reading →

4 Mandarins, female Common Scoter, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Common Sands,  2 Black-tailed Godwits inc the first juvenile, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 CY GBBGull, 50+ Swifts.

A Pochard, 11 GCGrebes, 2 ad LRPlovers, 2 Common Sands and a Lesser Whitethroat.

An Osprey at 1445, 2 Common Sands, 3 Common Terns plus an Arctic Tern which flew SW at 0940, 3 Ravens, singles of Spotted Flycatcher & Lesser Whitethroat – both scarcities at Ogston this year.

Highlight was a group of five Black-tailed Godwits that flew high south-east at 1054. Quiet otherwise with 1 Mute Swan, 20 Mandarins, c60 Tufteds, ad Little Grebe, 2 Curlews early am, the first Snipe of the autumn, ad Yellow-legged Gull … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 10 Mandarins, 3 Teal, 8 Gadwall, 63 Tufteds, 30 Cormorants, 2 Little Grebes inc. one juv, Osprey from 1250 on, 4 Sparrowhawks, 1 Common Sand, an adult Black-t-Godwit in Chapel Bay left E at 0730, 5 Whimbrel … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 17 Mandarins, 1 Teal, 1 Gadwall, 41 Tufteds, Osprey from 0840-46 caught a fish & left NW, Sparrowhawk carrying prey – looked like a duckling of sorts, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Tern, ad Yellow-legged Gull, … Continue reading →

14 Mandarins, 1 Teal, 1 Gadwall, 133 Mallard, 59 Tufted, Osprey from 1110-20 caught a fish then NW, juvenile Sparrowhawk calling Milltown Inlet,  a Dunlin heard at 1040, 1 Common Sand, 2 Common Terns, ad Yellow-l-Gull, 29 BHGulls, 2+ Willow … Continue reading →