- In bold type are sightings that are uncommon either by rarity, date or number seen.
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July 31st
Lea Farm GP – 3 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail,2 Little Egret (R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – Green Sandpiper, adult & juv. Green Woodpecker in car park field, m. Kestrel hunting over landfill (R Marsh)
Sandford Lake – Common Sandpiper, Snipe (R Marsh)
White Swan Lake – juv. Sparrowhawk in trees along Loddon (S Day)
July 30th
Lea Farm GP – 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, Whitethroat, Kingfisher, f. Blackcap, 2 juv. Song Thrush, 2 juv. Pied Wagtail, Lesser Black-backed Gull (R Marsh)
Common Sandpiper @ LFGP, G Emmett
July 29th
Lea Farm GP – 2 Green Sandpiper (1 flew towards Lavell’s), Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 9 ad. & 4 juv. Common Tern, 2 juv. Pied Wagtail, 4 Stock Dove (R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Willow Warbler (Brian Bennett); Kingfisher (R Price); 5 Willow Warbler around mill side of river (J Jones)
Sandford Lake – Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher (Brian Bennett); 1 adult & 4 juv. Lesser Black-backed Gull (R Marsh)
White Swan Lake – juv. Sparrowhawk seen/heard begging for food from tree across Loddon, later heard only (R Marsh)
Adult & juvenile Great Crested Grebes @ LFGP, R Marsh
July 28th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 6 ad & 4 juv. Common Tern, juv. Nuthatch (R Dawson)
Lavell’s Lake – Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern (R Dawson)
July 27th
Lea Farm GP – Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (Brian Bennett et al), m. Kestrel, juv. Nuthatch on feeders, 2 Little Egret (R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – partial summer plumage Dunlin seen here before it moved to LFGP (Brian Bennett); 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (R Marsh)
Juvenile Nuthatch, R Marsh
July 26th
Lea Farm GP – 2 Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, 2 Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 3 Whitethroat inc. at least 1 juv. (R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (R Marsh)
2 Green Sandpipers @ Lavell’s, R Marsh
July 25th
Lea Farm GP – Kingfisher, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kestrel, Grey Wagtail, juv. Whitethroat (G Emmett); Little Egret, possible Little Ringed Plover over (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Sedge Warbler in reeds at Bittern hide (R Price); male Purple Emperor butterfly along track between hides (G Emmett)
Kingfisher, G Emmett
July 24th
Lea Farm GP – 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, Kingfisher, Skylark on landfill, then Buzzard raided the nest & flew off with a chick (R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – Green & Common Sandpiper on bund at Bittern hide (G Emmett)
Sandford Lake – 3 Shoveler (R Marsh)
Green & Common Sandpiper, G Emmett
Eclipse male Shoveler, R Marsh
July 23rd
Lea Farm GP – Little Egret, Kingfisher (Brian Bennett); 3 Green Sandpiper, Hobby (G Emmett); Nuthatch, Skylark (R Marsh)
July 22nd
Lea Farm GP – 2 Little Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker, Kingfisher, adult & juvenile Nuthatch on feeders, Grey Wagtail (R Marsh); possible Merlin hunting over landfill & landed on vent (G Emmett); 3 (possibly 4) Green Sandpiper in NE corner (R Dawson)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Egret, Common Sandpiper (R Marsh); Sparrowhawk (R Dawson)
Possible Merlin @ LFGP, G Emmett
Common Sandpiper @ Lavell’s, R Marsh
July 20th
Lea Farm GP – Little Egret, Green Sandpiper (G Emmett); Common Sandpiper (FJC)
Little Egret, G Emmett
July 19th
Lea Farm GP – 2 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull (R Marsh & D Hampton)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker (D Hampton)
July 18th
Lea Farm GP – Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 Stock Dove (R Marsh); 2 Whitethroat (A Rymer)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Little Egret, Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler (R Marsh)
Redwood Lake – Kingfisher (R Marsh)
Whitethroats, A Rymer
July 16th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Hobby flew over lake to trees along Emmbrook, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Stock Dove (R Marsh)
July 15th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, c100 Sand Martin through, mostly drifting south (FJC)
July 14th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, 21 Common Tern inc. a fledged juv. on main island, Kingfisher (R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – fem. adult & juv. Green Woodpecker in car park field (R Marsh); 7 Common Tern inc. 2 juv. on bund (S Hughes)
Black Swan Lake – Grey Wagtail on pontoon at activity centre (R Marsh)
July 13th
Lea Farm GP – Hobby hunting from posts on landfill, Grey Wagtail, adult & juv. Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper (G Emmett)
July 12th
Lea Farm GP – 2 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, c8 Sand Martin, c8 House Martin, 11 Common Tern inc. an adult taking food to left hand raft (R Marsh); 4 Common Sandpiper, 70 Swift over landfill (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Chiffchaff singing near Teal hide (R Marsh)
Reed Warbler @ Lavell’s Lake, G Emmett
July 11th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, Little Ringed Plover, Sedge Warbler (G Emmett & T Guyatt)
Grey Wagtail, G Emmett
July 10th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, at least 3 Common Tern chicks on right hand raft, 2 Little Egret (R Marsh); Hobby on landfill vent (FJC & FOLL bird walk)
Lavell’s Lake – 6 Common Tern inc. pair feeding 2 juv’s on Bittern hide bund again, Little Egret (R Marsh)
July 8th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (FJC); Grey Wagtail (T Myerson)
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl chick in box (FJC); Water Rail on path to Bittern hide at c21.30, adult Barn Owl flew to box where 1 chick and 1 other bird were present (D Rimes)
July 7th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret (FJC); Oystercatcher over, Pied Wagtail feeding juv. (R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – 6 Common Tern inc. pair feeding 2 juv’s on Bittern hide bund, 2 Oystercatcher also on bund, Little Egret (R Marsh)
Juvenile Common Terns, R Marsh
Red-eared Terrapin @ Bittern hide, R Marsh
July 5th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 15 Common Tern (R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on Bittern hide bund, 2 Little Egret (R Marsh); Chiffchaff singing opposite Jerry’s bench (D Hampton)
Chiffchaff, D Hampton
July 4th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, 3 Oystercatcher (P Scudamore)
Lavell’s Lake – Oystercatcher on Bittern hide bund (P Scudamore)
Red Kite @ Lavell’s Lake, G Emmett
July 3rd
Lea Farm GP – Redshank, Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, Barn Owl flew past hide towards Lavell’s (FJC & R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – Bar-headed Goose, un-ringed but presumed escapee/feral, amongst Canada Geese across the Loddon (R Marsh)
July 2nd
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, 20+ House Martin, 3 Oystercatcher 2 adult, 1 juv, 14 Common Tern, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker (R Marsh); 3 Sand Martin, Nuthatch (R Watts)
July 1st
Lea Farm GP – Common Sandpiper (FJC); Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, Buzzard carrying prey flew north, 20+ House Martin, Oystercatcher over, 7 Common Tern (R Marsh)
Sandford Lake – 5 Common Tern, f. Tufted Duck + 8 ducklings (R Marsh)
Green Sandpiper, R Marsh
