Sutton Bingham - Wed 23 Jul

I got an early morning message from one of the rangers at the reservoir this morning telling me of five Oystercatchers viewable from the Fishing lodge, by the time I was able to head over the update was that they had gone, frustrating but I decided to give it a go anyway and parked at the car park and walked down the arm, hoping they had relocated somewhere down the reservoir. Luck was with me this morning when I found all five partway towards the southern end. I managed a few record shots of three of them, the other two were a little more distant and partially obscured by a Black-headed Gull!

Mid-July is pretty much bang on time for a chance of an Oystercatcher at Sutton Bingham, so it was good to connect with these birds today.

As I was searching for the Oystercatchers, I was lucky enough to find a Common Tern over the reservoir so two year ticks in quick succession. Unfortunately, both the Common Tern and the Oystercatchers did not linger and both flew off never to be seen again!

At the far south of the reservoir a Great White Egret was present along with nine Common Sandpipers. The adult Yellow-legged Gull that I found a few day sago was still present.

Sutton Bingham year list for 2025 now at 105 species.