June 28th
Lea Farm GP – 6 Green Sandpiper this is the new highest count in June, 65+ Common Tern with approximately 22 pairs nesting on the raft originally with 23-25 chicks developing and various bird still sitting we hope it will reach 40+ chicks allowing for a few failed nests, 3 Teal, Shoveler female (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl seen from the footpath to the car park (Richard Marsh)
Barn Owl seen from the path to car park at Lavell’s Lake – Richard Marsh
June 27th
Lea Farm GP – 4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Teal, Little Egret (FJC)
June 26th
Lea Farm GP – 5 Green Sandpiper equal to a 28 year record (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Purple Emperor male in pristine condition on the ground for 5 seconds in front of Jerry’s Bench (Geoff Emmett)
Note:- Not a Bird but what a sighting!
Male Purple Emperor near Jerry’s Bench at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
June 25th
Lavell’s Lake – Shoveler female on the Bittern hide bund (Alan Rymer)
June 24th
Lavell’s Lake – Oystercatcher (Geoff Emmett); 3 Little Grebe 2 adults with a chick on Balancing Pond, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Teal (Nick Kightley)
June 23rd
Lavell’s Lake – Great White Egret flying low south over path to Bittern Hide (Chris Gent); Reed Warbler juvenile (Geoff Emmett)
Juvenile Reed Warbler on Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
June 22nd
Lea Farm GP – 4 Green Sandpiper, 16+ Common Tern chicks sitting on the raft (FJC)
June 21st
Black Swan Lake – 2 Grey Wagtail adult with a juvenile on the beach at the Activity Centre, 20+ Swift feeding over the lake (Eddie Napper)
June 18th
Lea Farm GP – 3 Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Teal, Little Egret, 25+ Common Tern sitting on the raft (FJC)
June 17th
Lavell’s Lake – Teal drake (Geoff Emmett)
Black Swan Lake – Bar-headed Goose at the duck feeding area (Paul Bright-Thomas)
June 16th
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl just came out of box and flew down Lavell’s toward Loddon (Alan Rymer); Grey Wagtail, Teal drake (Nick Kightley)
Sandford Lake – Cetti’s Warbler, Little Egret, Oystercatcher (Nick Kightley)
June 15th
Lavell’s Lake – Teal drake on the bund (Alan Rymer)
Black Swan Lake – 3 Grey Wagtail including a juvenile on the beach at the Activity Centre (Geoff Emmett)
June 13th
Lea Farm GP – Coal Tit heard near Green Bridge (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Song Thrush, Willow Warbler singing, 4 Chiffchaff seen and heard, 5 Common Tern seen on raft through fence, Blackcap male (Ralph Watts)
Sandford Lake – 12 Gadwall, Greenfinch (Ralph Watts)
June 12th
Sandford Lake – Oystercatcher, Little Egret (Geoff Emmett)
Black Swan Lake – 10+ Swift over, Sand Martin, Common Tern (Mike Turton)
June 11th
Lea Farm GP – 23 Common Tern sitting on one raft (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Mediterranean Gull adult on old Tern island, 31 Gadwall includes 16 on the water and 15 over (FJC)
Mediterranean Gull on Sandford Lake – FJC
June 10th
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the bund, 6+ Pheasant juveniles on Wet Meadow (Alan Rymer); 3 Gadwall female with 2 young (FJC)
June 8th
Lea Farm GP – 10 Common Tern sitting on nests on the raft seen through hedge! (Geoff Emmett)
Lavell’s Lake – Green Sandpiper over heading towards Lea Farm (Geoff Emmett)
June 7th
Lavell’s Lake – Hobby over (Brian Bennett); 2 Oystercatcher on the scrape (Paul Bright-Thomas)
June 6th
Lavell’s Lake – Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher an adult and juvenile, Hobby over scrape (Nick Kightley)
Black Swan Lake – 80+ Swift over, 2+ House Martin, 5+ Sand Martin, Grey Wagtail juvenile on beach at the Activity Centre (FJC)
June 5th
Black Swan Lake – 2 Grey Wagtail on the beach at the Activity Centre (Alan Rymer); Little Ringed Plover on the beach at the Activity Centre (Tim James)
June 2nd
Lavell’s Lake – Green Sandpiper on the Tern Scrape (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 3 Grey Wagtail on the beach at the Activity Centre (FJC)
