Thursday evening on the main pit
Sparrowhawk in plantation
Roe Deer family
Painted Lady
Common Sandpiper
Shelduck ducklings
Green Woodpecker
A Thursday evening and Sunday visit to the pits didn’t really result in any additional rewards. An Oystercater was flying around the main pit on Thursday whilst my first Kingfisher of the year whizzed past me near the central lagoon no doubt back from breeding on the river.
The Sparrowhawk family showed really well on Thursday evening around the plantation, the youngsters will no doubt be moving on very soon. I'm yet to record a Hobby on patch this year, I really hoping to pick one up in the coming month.
The Green Sandpiper count increased to twelve on Sunday whilst there were four/five Common Sandpipers spread over the pits. I managed to get a photograph of the five Shelduck chicks for the first time for a few weeks in the company of their mother. Over forty Lapwing were present around the main pit and were also seen in the field behind Pophills.
Only a couple of Swifts past over during my visits but there good numbers of House Martins and a handful of Swallows. Our resident Skylarks look have benefited from a contractor free summer with many youngsters on view in the meadow.
On Thursday evening the place looked fantastic with young birds all over and it is a real shame Ragley were not prepared to talk to the West Midland Bird Club as the place could have been a real gem in the heart of the country.
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