Author Archives: Val Jones

Two Ospreys again with several visits throughout the day, an adult Hobby tracked across the res. and at least four Little Egrets still present. Also 30+ Tufted Ducks, 5 Common Terns including three chicks still and an Oystercatcher.

2 Mute Swans, 2+ Little Egrets, 32 Tufted Ducks, 2 Oystercatchers, ad Yellow-l-Gull and seven Common Terns this evening.

2 Mute Swans, 80 Canada & 66 Greylag Geese, 4+ Little Egrets, 4 Mandarins, 1 f.Teal, 1 Gadwall, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 L.R.Plover thru’, 3 Common Sands, ad. Yellow-l-Gull,  2 ad & 3 young Common Terns and a Kingfisher. A recently fledged Little Grebe … Continue reading →

2 Mute Swans, 1 Teal, 5 Little Egrets minimum, ad Yellow-l-Gull, pr. Common Terns with at least two chicks, Hobby & Kingfisher.

2 Mute Swans, 1 Mandarin, 6 Little Egrets, 4 Oystercatchers, 1 L.R.Plover >NE at 1200, ad Yellow-l-Gull, Kingfisher, c155 Swifts.

Seven Little Egrets still present, 30+ Tufted Ducks, 1 Mandarin, 2 Oystercatchers, 3 Common Sands on the dam wall, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 2 ad Common Terns, 3 Ravens and a couple of broods of Sedge Warblers being fed by busy parents.

6+ Little Egrets, a family party of two adult & two juvenile Ravens, 3 ad Common Terns (hopefully with three chicks still) and the return of our regular late summer/autumn Yellow-legged Gull bearing a BTO-type ring on it’s left leg … Continue reading →

A new record count of seven Little Egrets including just one adult, Hobby seen three times, 2 Ospreys, 4 ad Common Terns, a fly-through 3rdS/4thW Yellow-legged Gull, Kingfisher and c70 Swifts.

3+ Little Egrets, Hobby, 3 Oystercatchers.

5 Little Egrets, Curlew, 1/2 Ospreys, pr. Common Terns with three chicks, Gadwall & four young still.