Common Buzzard
Redstart
Little Grebe
Green Jersey
Front row seats on Thursday at Tour of Britain which was local
The pits had three comprehensive visits this week with Chris, Roland, Jon and myself all visiting on seperate occasions. There wasn't alot of variation but plenty to keep us entertained. Best birds were juvenile Shelduck, our first returning Pintail and a Rock Pipit (new for year) on Sunday.
My personal favourite of the week was a juvenile Peregrine catching a Red-legged Partridge on Saturday giving me stunning views.
The best counts for the week were as follows :- 54 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 15 Mute Swan, 187 Greylag, 50 Canada Goose, 1 juvenile Shelduck, 1 Pintail, 1 Mandarin, 3 Wigeon, 5 Gadwall, 38 Teal, 223 Mallard, 13 Shoveler, 43 Tufted Duck, 10 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, pair of Kestrel, 19 Moorhen, 117 Coot, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 70 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper (both Old workings lagoon), 25 Black-headed Gull, 70 LBBG, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 40 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, small flocks of Swallows and House Martins, 250 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, Kingfisher, 1 male Yellow Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtails, 22 alba Wagtails, 1 Redstart, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Blackcap, 15 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Raven, 100 Starling, 70 Linnets & 10 Reed Bunting.
Hobby reported over Broom again by Ann & Noel, but still no Osprey this year.
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