Grafham - 9 July 2013

Misty early on then clearing and with a cool easterly breeze.

11 Common Terns off the dam were joined briefly by an unexpected adult Arctic Term which then flew off west into the early morning murk: 7 Yellow-legged Gulls; very few juvenile Black-headed Gulls with just 7 on the dam; 6 Green Sandpipers were on the lagoons as was an adult Little Ringed Plover; the first 7 juvenile Yellow Wagtails had appeared on the dam joining 14 juvenile Pied Wagtails, Garden Warblers were still singing at the lagoons with 8 counted.  

Juvenile Black-headed Gull - Grafham Dam - July 2013

The only other recent birds of note were 7 Curlew which flew over the house in the early morning of 6 July.