Grimley and Holt (3 Viewers)

[Isaac2]

Monday morning foggy start at Grimley , Camp Inn , Water Rail in the open for a few seconds before diving into Reed Mace , Swan sitting in same location. 4 Goosander up river. 7 L. Egrets on WW flood [nearly dried up now].
CLP 4 Redshanks and 2 oystercatchers commuting between Church Farm . Curlew South may have landed west shore Unsighted. Sparrowhawk over

 

[Isaac2]

Thursday morning Little -ringed Plover through North and 3 Little Gulls CLP.

 

[Isaac2]

Friday morning still very little in the way of migration movement although the winds next week are favorable , no Hurindines seen but did see a 1 House Martin Monday. Redshanks displaying , 1 definite pair and 2 more . 7 Mute Swans either nest building or sitting, Canada Goose sitting , Coots nest building and sitting . Cormorant , both parents seem to be incubating . Wigeon , Shovellor and Teal numbers dropping , 1 Pochard left.
Birding farther afield next week so last report for now .

 

[Isaac2]

Some new arrivals , first Swallow ,[ extremely late] , Reed Warbler, Whitethroat , Lesser Whitethroat, Cuckoo and Common Sandpiper brings my species total to 100.
1 Wigeon left couple of Shovellor and teal. Small white, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood and Orangetip were firsts' with S. Tortoiseshell, Peacock and Comma also seen.

 

[Isaac2]

The hurrindines seemed to have arrived with over 200 Sand Martins , 30+ Swallow and a few House Martins . 2 LRP's were on the West shore with a Snipe and Redshanks and Lapwings mating . Peregrine over, and the first Coot brood of 7.

 

[Isaac2]

Ill start with the birds I've missed 23/4 6 Little Gulls, 24/4 Red Kite over and Hobby hawking insects around midday. Sedge Warbler along N. causeway , Chiffchaff nest building far South. Strange duck which didn't stay very long , too large to be a mallard cross.

 

[jackied]

2 x Redshanks, 3 x Oystercatchers, Little ringed Plover, 20+ Sand Martin, 2 x House Martins and a surprise Curlew were my highlights today.

 

[Isaac2]

The first Swifts have arrived with a massive influx of Swallows, Sand Martins and House Martins hawking insects . A Brown Hare was seen between Camp Lane and the river. Greylag with a brood of 4 , multiple mallard broods . 5 Yellow Wagtails were on the Western shores sometimes hidden amongst the Juntas for long periods.

 

[Isaac2]

What I missed Wheatear Church Farm, Wood Sandpiper West shore CLP , however pair of Whinchat around Hippo pool and Reed Warblers singing in the rain. Cuckoo calling East Shore and a Kingfisher South end with a few Swifts overhead .

 

[Isaac2]

Ferruginous duck female south end west side CLP yesterday and first Dunlin of the year .

 

[Isaac2]

The ferruginous duck remains but has moved onto the smaller South pool, Kingfisher also.Wheatear and Stonechats Church Farm.

 

[Isaac2]

Ringed Plover and Garganey seen Thursday by other birders.

 

[Ian Byrnes]

Red Crested Pochard from yesterday on CLP.

 

[Isaac2]

Common Terns seen catching fish in the fishing pools Church Farm. Cuckoos seen and heard in the dead trees of the main pit including last years rufous colored female . [Distant photo i will try and do better]. Multiple Mute Swan pairs have cygnets . Kestrel, Common Sandpiper Redshank church Farm.

 

[Isaac2]

Monday morning 2 common terns but always distant seem to be eyeing up a at the moment an occupied Coots nest at the S end. 2 Cuckoo's calling and very active . Little Grebe with 2 chicks S.end and fledged Reed Warblers

 

[Isaac2]

Another Gadwall with a brood of 6 +Reed Bunting foraging

 

[Ian Byrnes]

Friday10 th June.... very quiet.
Stonechat basking in the morning sun & Great Crested Grebe with her youngster. And a beautiful Painted Lady.

 

[Isaac2]

Wednesday night late , 3 Common Terns , Water Rail , 9 L.Egrets, adult Hobby, Oystercatcher and Common Sandpiper. Tawny Owl over my parked car. 500 +Starling in Murmuration [there's over 150 in the photo so my estimation is probably miles out ]. Brown Hare and Badger. Water levels dropping , shoreline appearing, with the next week dry and hot . Waders Maybe , but it is Grimley.

 

[Isaac2]

Tufted duck brood of 7 main pit.

 

[rollingthunder]

A coupla hours yesterday very very quiet.

Male and fem/juv Stonechat in the field with the dumped onions, 6 adult Little Egret on the old pit and a single Reed and Sedge heard.....

Good birding -

Laurie -