Soar Brook Lake; morning
Two Green Sandpipers, c250 Blacked-head, c100 Lesser Black-backed and c10 Herring Gulls.
A Little Egret, a Little Grebe., two Cormorants. Moorhens and Coot.
Sandy Lane Pools, Cotesbach; evening.
Gulls were gathering on the field next to the new pool, including a couple of Yellow-legged Gulls (Ad, 1CY).
Shawell Sand pit/landfill area; evening.
A Common and Green Sandpiper, four Lapwings.
Three Egyptian Geese, 30 Little Grebes.
Willey - 0820h two Red Kites over the fields to the east of the village.
Welford/Sulby Reservoirs; evening
I thought it may be worth check these waters as they can have good shorelines when the water is low, as now.
Plenty Mallard and Greylags. Six grey Herons and three Little Egrets, two Common Sandpipers.
Swallows, House Martins, Grey, Pied and Yellow Wagtails around Welford dam.
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Shawell Sandpit//landfill area; evening
After the partial Eclipse at 1912h I had a quick look here.
A single Egyptian Goose on the main pit with the other regulars and a Little Ringed Plover at the south pit.
I didn't see any Red Kites, I wonder if the Eclipse made them head to roost early!!
Willey; 0800h, first of the post-breeding Redstarts was on the fence post, usual top hedge, prob a juv.
Stanford reservoir; afternoon.
Common and Green Sandpipers are taking advantage of the little shore now appearing after the long dry spell, two each.
The female Ferruginous Duck was with the main Tufted Duck flock. Two drake Pochards too.
A juvenile Little Ringed Plover was in the spillway.
Willey
A Black rabbit was seen in the Perkins fields (middle hedge/spinney corner. A recent release? Funny, as we recall often seeing a black Rabbit here along time ago (25 years?).
40 Swallows on the wires 1650h
Ash Tree Farm, Bitteswell; morning.
A quick walk around here; all rather quite. Little Grebe, Moorhen and Mallards on the lake. Two Green Woodpeckers and two Ravens in adjacent sheep field.
Eyebrook Reservoir; afternoon.
Waders included a Ruff and Black-tailed Godwit, five Dunlin, 4 each Greenshank, Snipe and Green Sandpiper, two Common Sandpipers, two Ringed and three Little Rind Plovers, 148 Lapwings.
Plenty Common Terns, Little Egrets and a Grey Heron.
High over a mixed flock Swifts and House Martins (often chasing the Kites away when too close) and Swallows over the water).
Several Egyptian Geese including a pair with two mid-sized goslings.
Six Red-legged partridges came to drink., Linnets and Goldfinches.
A Clouded Yellow flew past the Leics bunker.
