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Wednesday, 8 July 2020
Four year ticks in a week
Hobby in main meadow Perched in Old Workings Well hidden Tawny Owl
Green Sandpipers
Whinchat (1st Bird of the day)
Green Sandpiper
Little Ringed Plover
Common Swift
Stint Island is back - not been seen for quite a while
Juvenile Pied Wagtail
Reed Warbler
Brown Hare
Little Ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
View north looking at main pit
Grey Heron
View South from Old Workings
Three Green Sandpipers
Quite a week for us at the pits with four new species for the year being recorded. With birds seeming to be starting their journey back south the regular pit watchers have made numerous visits giving us some improved coverage.
It was odd that we didn't record a Green Sandpiper in the spring. It was probably due to the high water levels. We have had no such problem at the moment with two being recorded from midweek.
A returning Tawny Owl was a pleasant surprise. Firstly flying past me into the plantation before roosting in its old spot. Sadly the roosting spot is in deep cover. Hopefully I'll get a clear photo opportunity one day.
1st Bird of the Day also scored for us when we found a very shy Whinchat around the central lagoon. The bird looked to have popped out of the channel before skirting the lagoon. The Squire also came down to see the bird.
Bird of the week for me was the Hobby that appears to be very much at home and gives amzing views if you can catch him at the right time of the day. Other noteable sightings included a Little Egret, Common Sandpiper & 2 Oystercatcher. Surely time for a Garganey?
The Squire scored on Sunday morning with an Arctic Tern on the main pit. The tern hung around for twenty minutes before moving on. This became our 110th species of the year.
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