The migratory cycle moves forward another notch - 2 Ospreys this morning an adult roving widely over the reservoir until it flew off strongly south at 09:55 then a different adult bird with distinctive primary moult appeared over the dam at 10.20 before flying off ENE and putting all the gulls up over Diddington Pit. A single adult Hobby over the model farm again; a Common Buzzard displaying over Diddington Wood; 16 Yellow-legged Gulls initially around the dam then dispersing; a lone adult Common Gull dropped in from a great height to rest and bathe near the dam followed by a group of 12 high west; a distant adult Caspian Gull was beyond photographic range perched on a buoy in the heat haze late morning; 9 Green Sandpipers on the lagoons; 1 adult schinzii Dunlin on the dam; 3 adult Redshanks in form the north went off west; 1 Whimbrel over SW at 11.15; 16 Yellow Wagtails was a higher count and presumably included local adults & juveniles as well as early dispersing adults from elsewhere; family groups of Barn Swallows (total c40) , Willow Warblers, Linnets (total 18) and Yellowhammers (total 11) were a welcome sight; a male Reed Bunting near the dam was a probable migrant. Excellent showing of Ringlets at the lagoons a good season for this subtle and attractive insect this year.
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| adult Osprey |
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| adult Willow Warbler amply illustrating the rationale behind the traditional noun leaf warblers applied to this genus |
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| schinzii race Dunlin - upperpart fringes now worn exposing the black feather centres with limited cream/buff fringing |
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