Wednesday 15 July 2020

Year ticks continue to fall at the pits


                                                     Whinchat
                                                    Tawny Owl

Back at the cricket
                                                     Little Egret
                                                Gatekeeper
                                              It's been a while
                                                 Gatekeeper

                                          Gussy posing like a pro
                         Redstart ridge delivering the goods (Dennis Stinton)

The delayed start to the cricket season coincided in a pretty good week for the pits. Kingfisher & Siskin were useful additions whilst there was improved views of the patch Tawny Owl, Litttle Egret & Whinchat. Our year list now stands at 113.

Sundays full count conducted with Jon & the Squire was as follows:- 23 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 9 adult & 9 juvenile Mute Swan, 4 adult & 2 juvenile Greylag, 114 Canada Geese, 7 Gadwall, 5 Teal, 355 Mallard, 3 Shoveler (must sighting of Autumn), 62 Tufted Duck, 1 Red Kite (2 at Wheatley), Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, Kestrel, 183 Coot, 9 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 25 Black-headed Gulls, 1 adult Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 10 LBBG, 125 Stock Dove, 100 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, family of Green Woodpecker, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Common Redstart, 1 adult male Whinchat, lots of Warblers including broods of Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 1 Marsh Tit (Marsh Farm), family of 4 Raven and Siskin over south.

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