Up on the George at 5am this morning having had a day off yesterday and it turned out to be one of those days, in fact probably the best day I've had up there this year.
First I had a Redshank calling as it dropped on to the pontoons with a couple of Common Sandpipers then a Greenshank flew in calling and landed briefly on the far western bank of south basin. I then scoped the causeway to find five Lapwing resting high up on the lower bank. On the causeway were loads of Black headed gull which is an unusual place to find them and prompted me to scan through them checking the juveniles out when I found an adult Med Gull amongst them. This is a site first for me as I just seem to miss them every year so I was extremely pleased to finally find one. I messaged a couple of the local guys that I thought it might interest and carried on up to the magic corner.
There were lot's of Canada Geese in the top field and I found two Greylags too. Little Egrets and Herons were in good numbers and a total count of the Tufted Ducks showed them at 626 now from just 52 at the start of the month.
As I scanned two fresh juvenile Lesser Black backed Gulls I heard the call of Whimbrel and looked up from the scope in time to see it flying north along the centre of the north basin but I couldn't locate it with the scope so guess it went straight through. A single Raven was heard then seen as it landed on a Pylon and then the final surprise of the day when four Ostercatchers flew around me several times before heading south towards the Girling. I would think these are the local pair with this years recent fledglings. I found six Common Sandpipers in all but couldn't find the LRP that Chris F. had yesterday.
Harry had arrived before I left to try for the Med Gull but in the two hours since I found it and he arrived the bird seemed to have moved on. We had a large flock of around 70 Cormorants fly in from the Girling to round off a cracking days local birding. Oh and after moaning at the lack of Pheasant this month I saw one and heard another on my circuit today.
For the month I'm at 75 for the reservoir and for the year now 115 (life list for KGV now 140)
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| Greylag with a Canada |
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| Oystercatcher |
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| Oystercatchers |
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| Oystercatchers |
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| Little Egret |
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| Med Gull |
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| Record shot of 4 of the 5 Lapwings |
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| Med gull |
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| Med gull |
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| Redshank |
oh and I had six Parakeets at the garden feeders too............
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