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An Arctic Tern briefly this morning with 4 Common Terns in addition to the two pairs present recently. Little else of note.

3 Mute Swans, 12 Gadwall, 8 Tufteds, 1 Goldeneye, Water Rail, 1 Redshank, 2 Ravens, 2 Willow Tits, 5 Redpolls.

6 Teal, drake Common Scoter, Little Egret, 5 Oystercatchers, 9 LRPlovers, 2 Common Sands, 1 Common Tern, 96 BH & 1 Common Gull.

An Osprey flew high west at 1040 without taking any notice of the reservoir. Quiet otherwise with the Blue Snow Goose and a Dunlin the only birds of note with a Dipper on the river below the dam wall.

2 Mute Swans, 4 Gadwall, 1 Goldeneye, second Osprey of the spring at 1355, Goshawk chasing an Oyker!, 4 Oystercatchers, 9 Snipe, 7 Curlews, Green Woodpecker, Kingfisher, first House Martin with 45 Sand Martins & 15 Swallows and at least … Continue reading →

4 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Ducks, 5 Goldeneye, 13 Goosander, 23 GCGrebes, 9 C. Buzzards, 589 Lapwings, 2 Oystercatchers, the first Curlew of the year, 9 Snipe, 2 Tawny Owls calling, 2 Peregrines, male Kestrel, 2 Ravens, 66 Linnets & 5 … Continue reading →

2 Mute Swans, 96 Canada & 46 Greylag Geese, 1 Mandarin, 40 Tufted Ducks, 4 Little Egrets, single G.B.B, L.B.B. & B.H.Gulls, 6 Common Terns (including three chicks), 2 Oystercatchers and a young Tawny Owl calling. Two Ospreys showed in the afternoon, … Continue reading →

A Little Egret on the west bank was joined by a second at 1045, only the third record this year. Also 102 Canada & 68 Greylag Geese (inc. two broods of young), Single GBB & BH Gulls and a pair of Common … Continue reading →

An Osprey caught a fish and headed off NW at c1100 and a family group of Mandarins with five young were in Chapel Bay.