A mid-morning visit produced a Hobby over the southern end, a nice addition to the patch year list. A Little Egret flew south and a Skylark was noted but nothing else to report.
Sutton Bingham year list for 2020 now at 92 species.
Sunday, 31 May 2020
Sutton Bingham - Sat 30 May
A rather late Common Sandpiper was on and around the northern causeway this morning, of course it is possible it is a failed breeder heading back south. Not a lot else today, but a male Kestrel was at the southern end and a total of four Bullfinches were seen across the site. A family group of five Ravens flew over and a single Little Egret was again present. No Red Kites today, but I did see two over the southern end yesterday.
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Sutton Bingham - Wed 27 May
Not much at the reservoir over the past few days and if it hadn't been for a few Red Kites, four yesterday and three today, it would not warrant a blog posting. A Little Egret also seen a couple of times, a singing Reed Bunting and some newly fledged Chiffchaffs the only other birds of note.
Unfortunately it looks like the Reed Warbler that was singing near the bottom of the car park has gone, no sight or sound of it today. Looks like this is going to be the first year for as long as I can remember that this species is not going to breed on patch, a real shame.
Unfortunately it looks like the Reed Warbler that was singing near the bottom of the car park has gone, no sight or sound of it today. Looks like this is going to be the first year for as long as I can remember that this species is not going to breed on patch, a real shame.
Sutton Bingham - Sun 24 May
A couple of additions to the year list at Sutton Bingham this morning with three Swifts over the reservoir and then a Red Kite over the northern causeway before it drifted north. Three sub-adult Mute Swans that had arrived yesterday were still present today.
Sutton Bingham year list for 2020 now at 91 species.
Sutton Bingham year list for 2020 now at 91 species.
Thursday, 21 May 2020
Sutton Bingham - Thu 21 May
A visit early morning on Tuesday of this week produced just a Common Sandpiper, a Little Egret and a Kingfisher.
Today was not that much better with two Great Black-backed Gulls over West Pool and several Herring Gulls on the main reservoir. A pair of Mandarin flew from the north-east corner down to the southern end and a pair of Tufted Duck flew in from the west. A Skylark was heard singing at the southern end of the reservoir whilst a Willow Warbler was near the entrance to the car park and was a long overdue addition to the patch year list.
Sutton Bingham year list for 2020 now at 89 species.
Today was not that much better with two Great Black-backed Gulls over West Pool and several Herring Gulls on the main reservoir. A pair of Mandarin flew from the north-east corner down to the southern end and a pair of Tufted Duck flew in from the west. A Skylark was heard singing at the southern end of the reservoir whilst a Willow Warbler was near the entrance to the car park and was a long overdue addition to the patch year list.
Sutton Bingham year list for 2020 now at 89 species.
Sutton Bingham - Sun 17 May
With much of the vegetation around the water's edge cut back in the Autumn I was pretty thrilled to find a singing Reed Warbler near the bottom of the car park, which is now open for limited times during the day. The bird was right next to the path so I am not that hopeful of any breeding success once people start accessing the site again, but time will tell. Of note, I did hear a Reed Warbler on 9 May near the northern causeway but not since, it is possible that it's the same bird that has moved round the reservoir a bit.
Sutton Bingham - Sat 16 May
A singing Treecreeper near the Canoe Club was a very late addition to the patch year list.
But the unexpected highlight of the day was a singing Cuckoo heard from the northern causeway just before 7.00am. A very scarce bird at Sutton Bingham so was thrilled to hear one on patch.
But the unexpected highlight of the day was a singing Cuckoo heard from the northern causeway just before 7.00am. A very scarce bird at Sutton Bingham so was thrilled to hear one on patch.
Sutton Bingham - Thu 14 May
An early morning visit and not a lot to report with two Little Egrets flew south and a Common Sandpiper was again present on the northern causeway, other than that a Kingfisher was the only other notable bird.
Sutton Bingham - Wed 13 May
So the lockdown has been relaxed and today I was able to get out to Sutton Bingham and have a look around, though the site is still closed. I had managed a few brief visits during April on my occasional trips in to work as well as a couple of walks over to the reservoir from home, a brief summary of April sightings as follows:
1 April - Mute Swan, three Teal and at least five singing Chiffchaff
7 April - Singing Blackcap
8 April - three Common Sandpipers
17 April - three Swallows
21 April - two Common Sandpipers
23 April - five Common Sandpipers
28 April - one House Martin
So nothing unexpected but a few additions to the patch year list.
Today didn't really deliver though with just a single Common Sandpiper on the northern causeway and a Little Egret opposite the Sailing Club. There were a few singing Whitethroat around the site and a handful of Linnet were noted.
1 April - Mute Swan, three Teal and at least five singing Chiffchaff
7 April - Singing Blackcap
8 April - three Common Sandpipers
17 April - three Swallows
21 April - two Common Sandpipers
23 April - five Common Sandpipers
28 April - one House Martin
So nothing unexpected but a few additions to the patch year list.
Today didn't really deliver though with just a single Common Sandpiper on the northern causeway and a Little Egret opposite the Sailing Club. There were a few singing Whitethroat around the site and a handful of Linnet were noted.
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