This afternoon the easterly winds blew in a Temminck’s Stint (photos) which was found on the north shore at 2.15pm. 3 Ringed  Plover were present including 2 flying thru this morning also 2 LRP. 2 Hobby were noted.

Again very quiet. 3 Ringed Plover flew thru. 2 Hobby were seen this afternoon. A 1st summer Common Gull flew south this afternoon. I forgot to mention yesterday a Cuckoo was heard in the reservoir plantation.

May has gone pretty flat at the moment with very little to report of note. The Scott hide Mute Swans have 6 cygnets. A pair of Lapwing on the north shore plough have at least 2 chicks. A single Hobby flew north […]

A Spotted Flycatcher was in the reservoir plantation. It was roughly halfway between the woodland and Scott hides off the southern side of the path. A single Dunlin and LRP were on the north shore. A Tawny Owl was […]

3 Red Kite flew over high to the north east at 4.40pm, also a Hobby was seen this afternoon. 2 Ringed Plover were on the north shore also 2 LRP and 2 Redshank were noted. A pair of Wigeon were present and were new […]

At around 10.50pm yesterday evening, news was broadcast of a Cream Coloured Courser on a golf course on Bradnor Hill in deepest Herefordshire. I was fortunate to see the juvenile on the Scilly Isles in 2004, but […]

A Black Tern was a new arrival. A single Sanderling at the west end was new, also 6 Dunlin and 9 Ringed Plover were present. The WeBS count produced 3 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 27 Gadwall, 62 Mallard, 74 Tufted Duck, 1 […]

The first Spotted Flycatcher of the year was in the reservoir plantation behind the woodland hide. A bit of wader passage noted today with a Sanderling flying thru, also 14 Dunlin, 9 Ringed Plover and 3 Curlew. 2 […]

A 1st summer Yellow-legged Gull (photo) at the west end was unusual for the time of year. A drake Gadwall x Mallard hybrid (photo) was a new arrival. 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank and 2 Hobby […]

2 Little Egret were present between 10.55am-1.40pm when they flew off north. A Greenshank dropped in at 5.15pm, also 2 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, 1 Common Sandpiper and 3 Redshank were present. 2 Hobby and a Lesser […]

A pretty mundane afternoon. The 2 Ringed Plover were still present also 2 LRP, 3 Redshank, 4 Common Tern, 3 Teal and 2 Shoveler were noted.

The female Whinchat and 2 Wheatear were still below the dam. 2 Ringed Plover were new arrivals, also 3 LRP were present. 2 Hobby were seen several times. A Tawny Owl was in the reservoir plantation, also a […]

A Whimbrel was on the north shore, also 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper and 2 LRP were noted. A female Whinchat and 2 Wheatear were below the dam. 2 Hobby and 3 Teal were present.

An Osprey flew thru to the north at 8am. A drake Mandarin at the west end was new for the year. 2 Hobby were again hunting Swifts this morning. A male Wheatear was below the dam. 20 GC Grebe were counted.

2 Arctic Tern dropped in mid morning, also 5 Common Tern were present. A Little Egret was perched in the north wood before flying out south west at 9am. 2 Hobby were hunting Swifts this morning. A Cuckoo was heard […]

Finally a bit of wader passage today. 12 Whimbrel dropped on the north shore at 2.15pm and were still present 6pm at least. A total of 59 Dunlin passed thru during the day with a maximum of 8 staying to feed on […]

A Cuckoo was seen around the south east bay/Gazebo area. 2 Hobby were chasing Swifts this afternoon. 4 Common Tern, 4 Redshank, 2 LRP and 2 Pochard were noted.

3 Black-tailed Godwit at the west end were new arrivals, also 2 Dunlin, 3 LRP, 1 Common Sandpiper (photo by Martyn Pitt) and 5 Redshank were noted. A Hobby was over the dam this afternoon. 3 Common Tern were […]

An Osprey flew thru to the north east at 12.05pm. A single Hobby was seen this afternoon. 2 Tawny Owl chicks were again viewable along the Gazebo bay, sat in alone oak in the wheat field adjacent  to the Gazebo […]

2 female Whinchat were still in the west marsh. A male and female Wheatear were below the dam. 4 Yellow Wagtail were at the west end. 2 Hobby, 6 Common Tern, 2 Wigeon, 4 LRP and 4 Redshank were noted. 3 Tawny Owl […]