A
Bee-eater was found at the Nature Park this morning, a first record for the obs, whilst packing up after a ringing session. It
was heard to call three times while packing away a 40`net in the
reedbed, luckily it
was soon located hawking insects over the far side of the pool and adjacent
grassland. It seemed
to appear with Swifts and Hirundines when the cloud broke and the sun came
out. It
was watched for 2 minutes before it became vocal, gained height and drifted off
high SSE at
0820.
Bee-eater
Offshore
60
Common Scoters west, 3 Eiders, 5 Gannets, 135 Sandwich Terns and 7 Common Terns.
Common and Sandwich Terns
Visible
Migration
1 Bee-eater briefly over the Nature Park before heading off
SSE, 17 Swifts
south, 3 Sand Martins south, 122 Swallows south and 23 House Martins south.
Grounded
Migrants
5 Willow Warblers, 12 Whitethroats, 6 Sedge Warblers and 2
Wheatears.
Others
1 Peregrine, 83 Ringed Plovers, 120 Lapwings, 4 Grey Plovers, 39
Sanderlings, 85 Dunlins, 1
Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrels, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Med. Gull.
Ringing
4 Reed Warblers, 6 Whitethroats, 1 Wren and 1 Dunnock.
Whitethroat
Brown Hawker
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