It rained yesterday for the first time in ages so I decided to head over to KGV reservoir and see if the rain had put any birds down which it often does during their northward migration. Five adult Little Gulls were on south basin with a large flock of Arctic Tern which others estimated at 26 but I managed a maximum count of seventeen as there appeared to be a few Common Terns in the group too.
On the Causeway we found six Yellow Wagtails but later a seventh bird was found which appeared to be a Blue-headed Wagtail. Two Common Sandpipers were picked up on north basin and another birder reported four Wheatear and a Littler Tern but we didn't see these.
We counted 52 species in total with some of the wintering ducks still on site.
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| Common Tern |
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| Common Tern |
Year list now 177 with the addition of Arctic Tern and Common Sandpiper.
Took dad back today and managed to get him a year tick as two Arctic Terns moved through the reservoir with the majority of Terns today being Common Tern. He added Sand Martin with large flocks passing through and hunting low over the reservoir with a few Swallows. Yellow Wagtails were seen by another birder but we couldn't find any on our visit which was bright but very blustery. I took another walk in Epping Forest on the way home and still haven't seen a Treecreeper but did find a couple of Willow Warblers.
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