Monday, 3 August 2026

1st August Saturday - mostly sunny, 24C, light/mod breeze

Shawell Sandpit/landfill; morning

The Peregrine was atop the works yard light again.
A single juv Egyptian Goose (slightly damaged leg), a ICY Yellow-legged Gull and a Caspian.

Large number of Greylag Geese, 144 and 40 Canada Geese.

Usual Red Ktes and Ravens.

Stanford Reservoir; afternoon.

One of the two juv Black-necked Grebes was seen, also a Green Sandpiper.

Warblers were showing well and included Whitethroat and Lesser, Willow and garden Warbler, Blackcap and CHiffchaff.

A couple of Pochard and Shovelers, a single female Teal and Common Sandpiper on dam..

On the dam c150 Jackdaws, unusually high count, sitting on the slope and among the Greylags.


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