Green Sands & islands

                                 Main pit with plantation in background

                                                        Hobby

                                                Little Ringed Plover

                                                  Common Swift

                                                 Common Darter

                                                 Marbled White

Coma

Common Swift

Great Spotted Woodpecker

                                                         Ringlet

A drop in the water level will helped us for the rest of the year. Passage waders have become practically non existent this year however this weekend we had a single Green Sandpiper on Saturday then two on Sunday both on the south lagoons. This takes us to 106 for year, perhaps a full 20 species behind where we are normally.

I've had a few interesting sightings in the plantation this week which have included a young family of Goldcrest & Treecreeper & I've also recorded a juvenile Greater Spotted Woodpecker & Nuthatch.

The best species of the week is undoubtablly a pair of Hobby that were hunting the main pit on Sunday. One of the pair caught a House Martin then sat up high enjoying their feast. I did get a distance shot but I was very far away and didn't want to ruin the moment of watching them by flushing them.

Marbled White, Ringlet & Small Skippers, all emerged down butterfly alley which made the walks around this week more enjoyable.  Fingers crossed for good week ahead.