Hobby – 27th August
Today on the Slurry Lagoon there were two Green Sandpipers and a Hobby was seen catching insects. Four terns, which […]
Little Stint – 23rd August
There was a Willow Tit and several very smart juvenile Chiffchaffs along the Lower Path today. On the Slurry Lagoon
Spotted Flycatcher – 22nd August
This morning as we walked along the Lower Path four Jays sneaked into the canopy of the ash trees while
Whimbrel – 18th August
As the people on the Cricket and Grasshopper Walk came out from under the railway bridge, where they had been
Green Sandpiper – 16th August
There were four Green Sandpipers on the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon and a single Dunlin. JMD. A Willow Tit was
Caspian Gull – 14th August
This afternoon an adult Caspian Gull, juvenile Mediterranean Gull, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, two Curlews and a Hobby were seen on
Black-tailed Godwit – 13th August
A juvenile Black-tailed Godwit was on the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon. JMD.
Mediterranean Gull – 10th August
The juvenile Mediterranean Gull was on the Slurry Lagoon again this afternoon, along with a Snipe and juvenile Wigeon. Two
Roesel’s Bush Cricket – 9th August
There seemed to be more insect activity today than bird. Several Long-winged Coneheads were found including a mature male. There
Ant Swarm – 8th August
During the Bird Count this morning there was an ant swarm that attracted a flock of over 500 Black-headed Gulls.