The year list continues to slowly grow. I had Swift over the
river last weekend and the first ‘screaming’ ones yesterday evening with about ten
birds over the house. This Garden Warbler was singing by the river at Morton
last Saturday…
They are a scarce breeder in the parish and seem to be
almost exclusively confined to hawthorns by the Swale.
The Yellow Wagtail is one of my favourite summer visitors.
Nationally they have declined significantly but they keep a toe-hold in the
parish, mainly in the sheep pasture along the river. Like a lot of birds they
have been late in arriving but I had a pair today…
And I also added Common Sandpiper, although it was so flighty
that I only managed this single very distant shot…
Also along the river I had six Cormorant, a Little Egret,
four Oystercatchers, four Corn Buntings, three singing Reed Buntings but only two
Whitethroats and a single Willow Warbler…
As well as a few common Birds of prey with eight Buzzards..
four of these were in a ‘kettle’ with a Sparrowhawk and
Kestel…
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