Monday 7th July

Hi Jon today Monday 7th July at Wall Farm 2 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpipers, male + juvenile Yellow Wagtail, female Tufted Duck, juvenile Little Grebe, Canada Goose + 3 immatures.All for now Martin

Tuesday 8th July

GREENSHANK

Wonderful evening; 3 Greenshank

(see photo)- great views, Green Sandpiper, Curlew and Dunlin. Little Owl, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, Little Grebe, Teal, Tufted Duck and Heron.

Wednesday 9th July

Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Curlew, Swallow, Sedge Warbler, Yellow Wagtail 2, Tawny Owl., Heron.

Thursday 10th July

Jon, early start(6.15AM)hoping to catch the OTTERS having breakfast.NO LUCK!!!!.Find below my observations from the HIDE from 6.15AM-10.30 AM.Weather was sunny and warm.

NOTEWORTHY:CORMORANT(2)flying west to east.GREENSHANK(1).GREEN SANDPIPER(2). TEAL(3) MOORHEN (6) (4 adults +2 juveniles).LITTLE GREBE(1)juvenile.No sign of either parent all morning. DUNNOCK(1).CHAFFINCH(1)female.Both carrying nest material.YELLOW WAGTAIL(6)2 adult + 4 juveniles.
Also present: LAPWING, B.H.GULL, MALLARD, GREY HERON, CANADA GOOSE, WOODPIGEON, STOCKDOVE, CARRION CROW.ROOK, JACKDAW, REED BUNTING,
YELLOWHAMMER, SKYLARK, GOLDFINCH, SONG THRUSH.BLACKBIRD.SWIFT,SWALLOW,
HOUSE MARTIN.

Unusually no birds of prey all morning. There were a lot of DRAGONFLIES and DAMSELFLIES on the MARSH,Male and female BROAD BODIED CHASER appearing to be the most common DRAGONFLY,whilst the AZURE DAMSELFLY seemed to be the most common of this group.On the return journey to KYNNERSLEY I saw a adult GREY PARTRIDGE with a 1 or 2 day old chick

regards Mick.

Friday 11th July

Saturday 12th July

Sunday 6th July 2003 - Jon Lloyd & Steve France

Warm day with some sun but overcast later on. Lots of small birds at Tibberton Grange and spent some time watching a pair of Spotted flycatchers hunting in the oak trees here. These trees have a number of dead branches which make an excellent take of point for flycatchers. Here also young Coal Tit, Chiffchaff.

My predictions for waders at Wall Farm, on the wetland, seem to have come true. The water level continues to fall and the large areas of mud have pulled in increasing numbers of waders. Today, several Greenshanks out in the shallows and good views of one bird preening, Three Green Sandpipers and good views of Snipe. Steve spotted a small wader coming down onto the back pool which conveniently landed in view between the gap between the near and far pools and the dark bellied small wader was briefly located in scope and the first Dunlin this year put to book.

Steve had seen a Sparrowhawk earlier. The Tawny Owl was in the Horse Chestnut on the Farm Drive.

Also seen: Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Swallow, Swift, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, Sedge warbler, Whitethroat, Little Grebe, Moorhen, Mallard, Heron, Buzzard.

LITTLE GREBE CHICK

Pete Jordan reported a sighting later today of the Hobby being mobbed by Swallows between the hide and the farmyard.