A fantastic month, with the highest total of the year and a number of species for 2026 overall.
Across the month, a total of 108 species were reported from a total of 1417 sightings.
The species total for the year to date is now 125!
Most notable sightings:
Arctic Tern (19 in total on 28th), Black-tailed Godwit (1 from the 8th to the 13th), Black Tern (2 on 23rd, 1 on 24th), Common Crane (1 on 17th), Common Sandpiper (almost daily since 8th), Common Tern (max of 2 birds on 6 occasions), Curlew (max of 2 on 8 occasions), Garden Warbler (almost daily since 18th), Goldeneye (daily until the 8th), Goosander (max of 3 on 10 occasions), Great Black-backed Gull (2 on 24th), Great White Egret (1 on 8th), Hawfinch (1 on 4th), Hobby (1 on 28th), House Martin (6 on 1st, then almost daily since 11th), Lesser Whitethroat (first report: 26th), Little Egret (max of 3 on 9 occasions), Little Ringed Plover (almost daily since 4th), Mediterranean Gull (1 on 18th), Mute Swan (2 on 16 occasions), Osprey (1 on 5 occasions mid-month), Oystercatcher (almost daily), Pochard (2 on 18th), Raven (max of 2 on 8 occasions), Red Kite (max of 2 on 15 occasions), Redshank (max of 4 on 5 occasions), Redstart (1 on 7th), Reed Warbler (almost daily since 20th), Ring-necked Duck (1 on 18th), Ruff (4 from 28th-30th), Sand Martin (almost daily, max of 40), Sedge Warbler (almost daily since 9th), Shelduck (2 on 2 occasions), Shoveler (max of 2 on 5 occasions), Siskin (max of 2 on 10 occasions), Snipe (max of 15 almost daily), Swallow (almost daily, max of 50), Swift (1st reported on 21st, almost daily since with a max of 20), Wheatear (max of 3 on 6 occasions), Whimbrel (on 27th and 28th with a max of 3), Whitethroat (1st report: 15th), Wigeon (on 5 occasions early in the month), Willow Warbler (almost daily since 6th), Yellow Wagtail (max of 2 birds on 3 occasions), Yellow-legged Gull (1 on 1st).
As per every month, thanks to everyone who shared their sightings either in the hide diary, contacting me directly or on the club Whatsapp group.
List of contributors as follows:
Julie Atkinson, Andy Sharpe, Steve Sutcliffe, Dave Mansfield, Angela Slater, Steve Slack, Roger Wood, Matthew Birkin, Bill Padley, Richard Gratton, Stephen Walker, Kevin Grayston, Trevor West, Val Jones, Phillip Buxton, Mick McNeill, Martin Beaunont, Nikki Mahadevan, Julie Clewes, Peter Burrill, Richard Cox, John Allsop, Andy Marshall, Gerard Hobley, Dave Bradley, Graham Crook, Jane Smith, Roger Thornley, Brian Hopkinson,, Rob Hewison, Sue Czertowicz, Shoshanah Crookes, Dave Smith, Jane Smith, David Fox, Tracy Mann, Rob Simmons, M. Smith, J. Jankinson, Ellen Buggins.