Grafham Water 29 July 2012

A fine morning with occasional showers and a fresh south-westerly, walked my usual route along the dam and lagoons area. 


Not a great deal to get excited about this morning with sightings as follows - 3 Little Egrets; 2 Common Sandpipers; 6 Green Sandpipers; 1 juvenile Curlew over south-west; 16 Yellow-legged Gulls (5 juveniles, 2 second calendar years, 4 third calendar years, 1 fourth calendar year and four adults); a bit of Common Tern movement evident with 30 on arrival increasing to 60 at 9.30 then back down to 20 late morning; a Turtle Dove flew over the lagoons; 240 Swifts; 60 Swallows; 8 Yellow Wagtails; good numbers of Chiffchaffs with c.30 between the dam and the lagoons. 


male Common Blue

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