Sutton Bingham - Sat 31 Aug

Nothing out of the ordinary over the past few days, and today was no different. Two Green Sandpiper were still at the southern end and a total of four Common Sandpiper were noted. A Yellow Wagtail was heard flying over, and a few Chiffchaff were about. A Great White Egret was off the Sailing Club and half a dozen Teal were at the southern end.

Sutton Bingham - Mon 26 Aug

A call late afternoon had me at the reservoir for an adult Black Tern that was hawking off the dam, having missed the last two on patch this was most welcome! Three Yellow Wagtail flew over whilst I was watching the Black Tern.

Sutton Bingham - Sun 25 Aug

An early morning visit was pretty productive with a female type Garganey flying in from the north-east and heading south. Both Great White Egret were still present along with two Green Sandpiper and four Common Sandpiper. Two Teal were also seen and three Yellow Wagtail were at the southern end. Highlight was a fly-over Tree Pipit, an addition to the patch year list. A Jay was the first I'd seen at the reservoir for several months and over a hundred Swallow were around West Pool.
A return visit later in the day produced three Greenshank at the southern end with seven Green Sandpiper plus a Great White Egret. Two sub-adult Tufted Duck were also present.

Sutton Bingham - Sat 24 Aug

A morning visit turned up an adult male Siskin, which was somewhat surprising but presumably indicates local breeding.

A Marsh Tit was a good late summer find and a Raven was heard. More usually fair came in the form of a single Great White Egret, a Green Sandpiper and four Common Sandpiper.

Sutton Bingham - Thu 22 Aug

A few visits over the past week, since my last Blog posting, have not produced anything that out of the ordinary that required a separate posting, though two juvenile Tufted Duck were seen on 17 and 19 August. The two Great White Egret were seen throughout the last week with a third bird present yesterday.
Today there was a bit of excitement though with an adult Ringed Plover on the northern causeway early morning, it was extremely obliging, the problem was, I had left my phone at home so no chance to get a photo.
A single Green Sandpiper and four Common Sandpiper were also present today.

Sutton Bingham - Thu 15 Aug

A couple of Common Sandpiper were on West Pool this morning with three more at the southern end along with a single Green Sandpiper. A Great White Egret was opposite the Canoe Club.
However, the bird of the day was a wader heard calling (though unfortunately not seen) that flew over heading south. A very distinct call it simply had to have been a Spotted Redshank, I can't think what else it could have been.

Sutton Bingham - Tue 12 Aug

A little bit more of interest at the reservoir this morning with a Redshank a the southern end along with two Green Sandpiper and eight Common Sandpiper. Three female-type Mandarin were also seen, as was a single Great White Egret, but arguably the best bird of the visit was a fly-through Hobby that passed over the car at Hyde Farm.

Sutton Bingham - Mon 12 Aug

No time at the reservoir this weekend due to family commitments, but a quick stop pre-work today produced both Great White Egret whilst at the southern end two Green Sandpiper and eight Common Sandpiper were present.

Sutton Bingham - Fri 9 Aug

A mid-afternoon visit produced two Common Tern plus two Great White Egret and five Common Sandpiper. A female-type Garganey turned up later in the day, so obviously I had to pop along and take a look.

It was pretty late and nearly dark by the time I got there, that's my excuse for the poor photo!

Sutton Bingham - Thu 8 Aug

Having not seen a Great White Egret at the reservoir for since the weekend it was somewhat of a shock to find three on site today. This is, I think, the highest single count for the species at Sutton Bingham. Also present today a single Green Sandpiper and twelve Common Sandpiper plus the female Shoveler that was still at the southern end.

Sutton Bingham - Tue 6 Aug

A pretty decent count of fourteen Common Sandpiper yesterday had dropped to just ten today. Five Green Sandpiper were also present today, with all the waders (bar a single Common Sandpiper) being at the southern end.

Also at the southern end, a female Shoveler was a new arrival alongside a rather lethargic Teal.

A Raven was atop one of the pylons.

Sutton Bingham - Sat 3 Aug

A couple of visits at the start of the month produced highs of seven Green Sandpiper and twelve Common Sandpiper. Today there was a little more excitement with an Osprey over West Pool heading north, and it looked very much like the bird that I had seen a couple of weeks ago. A Great White Egret was also seen and waders were pretty much as had been present over the past couple of days.