Wildlife at Willey, Warks
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
9th July - cloud claring to sunny spells, light mostly NW, 26C
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
8th July - Sunny, light NW, 22C
7th July - Sunny spells, light-mos NW, 20C
Shawell Sandpit/Landfill; late afternoon.
Ferruginous Duck still.
Lilbourne Meadows; evening
Three Little Egrets and two Grey herons, Little Ringed Plover, Redshank and Lapwing families. Single Oystercatcher.. 42 Lapwings on the pasture.
A few House and Sand Martins dropped in to feed. Singing male Reed Bunting.
Five Meadow Pipits on the meadows, singing and juvs.
Sunday, 6 July 2025
6th July - rain am, some heavy showers, lighter shower pm, mod NW, 18C
5th July - Cloudy am, sunny intervals pm, 22C, breezy SW
Friday, 4 July 2025
4th July - sunny am, cloudy increasing pm and SW breeze freshening later, 25C
Shawell Sandpit/Landfill; afternoon.
Female Ferruginous Duck still present.
Lilbourne Meadows; evening
A Green Sandpiper and 8 Little Ringed Plovers on the 'damp' field flood pool area, the LPRs were disturbed by something and most flew off.
At the island pond the Redshanks have two young and the Lapwing pair have three young, not one and and two as noted previously - they do spend a lot of time in the tall grasses!
A male Yellow Wagtail was collecting food for young.
Thursday, 3 July 2025
3rd July - mostly sunny, light W, 23C
Misterton; afternoon.
Two Spotted Flycatchers, Nuthatch, Blackcap, two singing Song Thrushes, Goldcrest.
Shawell Sandpit/Landfill.
Female Ferruginous Duck still present.
Five Little Egrets - site record peak count. Six teal - numbers increasing now. 10 Red Kites.