Author Archives: Val Jones

1 Whimbrel present 08:30 – 08:50 hrs then flew off, 22 Greylag Geese 19 adults and 3 goslings, 2 Gadwall, 3 Little Ringed Plovers.

2 Little Terns did a circuit of the reservoir at 10:40 hrs and then appeared to leave SE, 1 Turtle Dove flew NE at 11:50 hrs, 3 Ringed Plovers, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Gadwall, 1+ Curlews, … Continue reading →

1 Sanderling present on the West Bank during the evening, 15 Greylag Geese, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Wheatear.

4 Little Ringed Plovers, 12 Whitethroats singing along the West and North Banks, 7 Sedge Warblers singing.

1 female Mandarin with 5 chicks, 1 Little Ringed Plover.

1 Spotted Flycatcher at Brackenfield Church, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Common Terns.

1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper.

3 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Terns.

1 Gadwall, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlins, 2 Arctic Terns present briefly early morning, 4 Common Terns, c110 Swifts.

1 Mandarin, 2 Shovelers, 1 Dunlin, 1 Herring Gull flew SE, 4 Common Terns.