BELVIDE BIRDING
• Sunday, June 24, 2007 - Belvide Rain Calm
| The pair of Oystercatchers infront of the Gazebo hide have 2 chicks. A Hobby flew over to the north this morning and 11 Common Tern were counted. Marsh Tit have bred in the reservoir plantation with at least 1 youngster. This is the first breeding record at Belvide for many years. A pair of Garden Warbler were feeding 2 young by the Gazebo also Sedge Warbler were with fledged young in the same area. The drake Wigeon and 7 Pochard were still present and the moulting flock of Mute Swan now stands at 89. |
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• Sunday, June 24, 2007 - Sunday 24 June 2007
At approximately 12:30 a "dogfight" took place over the res between a Spitfire and what I think was a Messerschmitt 109. After a few minutes both aircraft headed off to the north east.
Not quite as exciting was a Mute Swan count of 89.