Sightings-May 1st-2nd
The weather conditions this week may not be to everyone’s liking but they have been perfect for seeing spring migration around the Severn. Winds from the East or North East have pushed lot of mi [...]
The weather conditions this week may not be to everyone’s liking but they have been perfect for seeing spring migration around the Severn. Winds from the East or North East have pushed lot of migrating birds in our direction, and the rain has dropped them down. Had we been sat all day counting birds the numbers would be very big. For example at times we were seeing several hundred Swallows flying past every minute heading north and probably at least 10,000 if not more would have passed through our reserve on the 1st of May. Below are some counts from the last two days that we have made whilst working.
Brent Goose 2
Egyptian Goose 1
Garganey 2 Male and female in the 100 Acre
Little egret 4
Hobby 1
Buzzard 8
Peregrine 1
Avocet -2 Still nesting at the Holden Tower
Oystercatcher 12
Ringed Plover 85
Grey Plover 12
Lapwing At least 3 pairs with young
Knot 8
Dunlin 250
Redshank 12
Bar-tailed Godwit 25
Black-tailed Godwit 130
Whimbrel 3
Curlew 45
Mediterranean Gull 3
Little Gull 4+ on the 1st
Little Tern 6 on the 1st
Black Tern 3 on the 1st, 17 on the 30th
Arctic Tern 70 on the 1st,
Commic Tern 100+ on the 1st
Common Tern 1
Cuckoo 2 at the 100 Acre and 1 at the South lake
Short-eared Owl 3 at Middle Point
Swift -About 1000 through on the 1st
Kingfisher 2
Skylark 20
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Sand Martin 500
Swallow At least 5000 through heading north
House Martin 800
Meadow Pipit 50
Yellow Wagtil 90 on the 1st
Blue-headed Wagtail 1 on the 1st
Wheatear 30 But over 70 on the 27th
Blackcap 60
Common Whitethroat 7
Lesser Whitethroat 3
Sedge Warbler 30
Reed Warbler 15
Cetti's Warbler 4
Willow Warbler 9
Chiffchaff 15
Goldfinch 150 North
Reed Bunting 10
