Author Archives: Val Jones

Hobby, 4 Curlews, single Ringed & Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Common Tern, first-summer Great b-b Gull with 1.5 legs (present on & off for some time now) and 2 Ospreys in the afternoon.

3 Little Ringed & 3 Ringed Plovers, a Red Kite NE at 1005, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls and 2 Common Terns.

10 Gadwall, 10 Tufteds, 35 Coots, Osprey 1020-35 at least and a Spotted Flycatcher.

6 Gadwall, drake Mandarin, single Ringed Plover early morning, c100 Swifts, Kingfisher and an Osprey in the afternoon.

7 Gadwall, 2 drake Mandarins, c100 House Martins & c50 Swifts.

An Osprey came in at 1200 and a Hobby at 1425 was the first of the year. Also Peregrine, 4 Oystercatchers (the pair seem to have abandoned the Chapel Bay tern raft), 2 LRPlovers briefly, single Common Tern, 4 Teal, … Continue reading →

2 Ospreys, 7 Common Terns, 4 Mute Swans and 32 Greylags.

2 Ospreys and a Ringed Plover, only the second record this year.

Another quiet morning with 3 Common Terns, c100 House Martins & c100 Swifts.

2 Little Egrets 1038-48 only before leaving NE and 3 Arctic Terns briefly mid-morning were the highlights.