Wildlife at Willey, Warks

Tuesday, 7 June 2022

WIlley, a Sparrowhawk circled over the fields to the east, moving slowly north.

A5 Pools/DIRFT; evening. a Little Egret, four Oystercatchers, 15 Ringed Plovers and 10 DUnlin.

Willey; finally confirmed a pair a Partridge’s I’d been seeing are Grey Partridge, the soon fly and hide in the mowing grass off the track.

A Jay flew out of the Long spinney over the road to the field hedgerow trees this morning.

One or two Ravens are seen/ heard most days around the fields.

Its been good also to see singing Skylarks over the grass hay fields to the east of the village and over the spring cereals to the west.

A5 Pools/DIRFT; evening. 13 each of Ringed Plovers and Dunlin. Also a Skylark visited a presumed nest site and carried a faecal sac away.

Shawell sandpit; evening. Three Shelduck. and other regulars.

A good number of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls, including a colour ringed bird, L=H.

Shawell sandpit; afternoon. Fairly quiet.

Five Gadwall, two Mute Swans, four Red Kites, a Raven, Green Woodpecker and c10 House Martins, three Swallows, two Sand martins and a single Swift.

No obs today.

A5 pools/DIRFT,; morning. two Oystercatchers, a Redshank, Little Egret, and a Ringed Plover. The latter may have a territory or summering.

Lilbourne Meadows; morning. 16 Garganey, several recent Mallard broods, a drake Shoveler, Little Egret, Grey Heron, three Little Grebe.

A Yellowhammer with food for youngsters.

Shawell sandpit; this morning four Shelducks, 12 Red Kites and a Green Woodpecker flying back and forth with food.

Theddingworth; a flock of 17 Long-tailed Tits and a Great Spotted Woodpecker were seen.

Shawell sandpit/landfill; early evening. New in was a single Ringed Plover and Dunlin, both looking very smart, on the furthest pool shore.

More Gulls present too, although nothing unusual spotted nor any colour rings.

The Shelduck pair were busy feeding as were the two Canada Goose families with seven goslings.