Saturday 16 July 2011

Just where are all these post-breeding LITTLE EGRETS coming from?

SATURDAY 16 JULY

A band of heavy rain swept through the Chilterns Region this morning, accompanied by fresh SW winds. It cleared away to the east at about 1400 hours, leaving blustery but often bright conditions. It was much cooler than of late.

I was rather hoping that the rain had grounded some migrating waders at Wilstone but it hadn't - in fact, there was nothing new.............

WILSTONE RESERVOIR, TRING (HERTS)

Great Crested Grebe (numbers now increased to 42 - out of 50 overall)
LITTLE EGRET (14 birds now present)
Mute Swan (38)
Common Teal (3)
Eurasian Wigeon (4 birds now present)
Gadwall (10)
Red Kite (1)
Lapwing (184 on causeway)
Common Redshank (adult still present by hide)
Common Sandpiper (2)
Black-headed Gull (25)
Common Tern (78 including 16 juveniles)
Common Swift (82 - most likely return migrants)
Sand Martin (15)
House Martin (11)

TRINGFORD RESERVOIR

1 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans, 8 Tufted Duck, 32 Coot (including 4 young), 8 Sand Martin and 3 Barn Swallows.

STARTOP'S END RESERVOIR

2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Mute Swans, 58 Mallard, 23 Tufted Duck, 62 Black-headed Gulls and 22 Sand Martins

MARSWORTH RESERVOIR

The adult drake Red-crested Pochard was now in full eclipse, with 5 Great Crested Grebes present, another 2 Mute Swans (making it 44 birds in total), 42 Greylag Geese (in the horse fields), 61 Mallard and 8 House Martins. Marsworth Wood yielded a family of Robins and a male Greenfinch

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