Author Archives: Val Jones

1 Mute Swan, 126 Canada & 100 Greylag Geese, 3 Teal, female Gadwall still with nine young, 33 Tufteds, Osprey at 1040, brood of four tiny Lapwing chicks (yesterday’s two), 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Willow Tits.

2 Mute Swans, 15 Mandarins, 3 Teal, a female Gadwall with nine small ducklings at the south end follows on from last year’s first breeding record-this group was also seen yesterday, 24 Tufteds, still two LRPlover chicks in front of … Continue reading →

2 Mute Swans, 122 Canada & 45 Greylags in front of the hides but more in total, 13 Mandarins, 3 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 22 Tufteds, 5 Oystercatchers, 2 Ringed & 7 LRPlovers (inc. 2 chicks), a Green Sandpiper on the … Continue reading →

Little of note reported to or seen by me on a stiflingly hot day. The two LRPlover chicks, now almost a week old, were on view with the parents in front of the public hide and a Yellow Wagtail over … Continue reading →

2 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 30 Tufteds-quite an increase, an Osprey with a blue colour ring came in from the north-west, caught a fish at the first attempt and left north-west in just 2/3 minutes around 1035, 2 Common Terns, same … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, female Mandarin with six young Chapel Bay, 2 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 20 Tufted Ducks, 19 GCGrebes, singles of Peregrine & Hobby, 3 Oystercatchers, 10 LRPlovers, 2 Common Terns, 3 Ravens.

1 Mute Swan, 12 Mandarins, 2 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 11 Tufteds, Hobby over South Hill at 1000 & later over the car park, 3 Oystercatchers, 8 LRPlovers with two chicks still, 2 Common Terns – it’s possible they have abandoned … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 128 Canada Geese, 24 Mandarins included three broods of 6, 6 & 7, 2 Teal (a pair), 2 Gadwall on the scrapes looked like juvenile birds, 7+  Buzzards, a different Red Kite at 0750 eventually left east, … Continue reading →

Highlight today was Ogston’s third Spoonbill that arrived in the afternoon and was still present late evening in Chapel Bay. Also a Mute Swan, female Mandarin with 4 largish young, 2 Gadwall, a Red Kite high SSW 1145-50, 2 Ringed … Continue reading →

1 Mute Swan, 127 Canada & 78 Greylag Geese, single Pinkfoot, 18 Mandarins included a new brood of seven young (4th brood so far), female Gadwall, an Osprey in the afternoon, the first LRPlover chick on the west bank looked … Continue reading →