Author Archives: Val Jones

A Red Kite, m. Peregrine, a Dunlin, 2 Common Sands, 1 Common Tern, 500+ Swifts north in just 2 hours.

A Dunlin, 2 Common Sands, 2 Common Terns.

4 Gadwall, 4 Oystercatchers, 2 Common Sands.

29 Greylag goslings, 4 Shelduck, 18 Mandarins (2 broods), 4 Gadwall, 2 , 5 Tufteds, 27 GCGrebes, 4 Oystercatchers, 7 LRPlovers, 2 Common Sands, a Curlew, 1 Common Tern, 39 LBBGulls, 8 Herring Gulls, 1stS GBBGull.

Highlights today were 2 Whimbrel on the west bank most of the day, getting vocal and leaving at 1600 and the year’s first Sandwich Tern from at least 1330 that left SE at 1612. Also three Mandarin broods (7+9+6), two … Continue reading →

22 Mandarins inc. broods of nine & six, 9 Gadwall, fem. Goosander, 3+ Oystercatchers, 4 LRPlovers, a Dunlin, a Redshank, 2 Curlew, 3  1stS Common Gulls, 2 Common Terns, c10 Swifts, c50 House Martins.

A Redshank, 3 Common Terns, a Lesser Whitethroat in the car park area.

An Osprey and a Hobby.

1 Hobby, 18 Buzzards, 2 Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sands, 2 Common Terns.

2 Shelduck, 5 Mandarins, a Little Egret, 4 Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sandpipers, a male Greenland Wheatear, a Yellow Wagtail.