Sutton Bingham - Mon 26 Jul

Two more juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls this afternoon, both hanging around the northern causeway. A single Common Sandpiper was also present and the juvenile Mandarin was again seen.

Sutton Bingham - Sat 24 Jul

A brief stop early doors was pretty dire and my hopes that the overnight thunderstorms would deposit a host of waders were, as is normal, unfounded! A single Coot was present along with the juvenile Mandarin.

A quick stop on the way home from a family trip was much more exciting though with a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull being present from the northern causeway.

Sutton Bingham year list for 2021 now at 98 species.

Sutton Bingham - Thu 22 Jul

Another quick pre-work visit and today it paid off with an Osprey over West Pool being mobbed constantly by a Raven.

A couple of Coots were present in the north-east corner yesterday and a few more Common Sandpipers have been seen over the past few days.

Sutton Bingham - Tue 20 Jul

A few daily visits have only produced a few Common Sandpipers and Kingfishers however, on a hunch, I stopped at the southern causeway on the way to work this morning and flushed a Green Sandpiper...inspired! A female/juvenile-type Mandarin has been present on and off for a few days now too.
Sutton Bingham year list for 2021 now at 97 species.

Sutton Bingham - Sat 17 Jul

Despite being on site early in the morning it was already very hot and birds were actually quite thin on the ground. The highlight was a very raggedy looking Red Kite over the reservoir drifting north. The only other decent sighting was of a Peregrine on one of the pylons at the southern end. Two Little Egrets ere also noted.

Sutton Bingham - Thu 15 Jul

A Coot was present on the northern causeway this morning along with a Tufted Duck.

Not a lot else though today with three Common Sandpipers being the only other birds of note.

Sutton Bingham - Wed 14 Jul

A stop on the way to work provided two decent year ticks for the patch. I parked up on the northern causeway and was just checking the Common Sandpipers, a total of ten were present, when I heard a Redshank call, and fortunately I managed to observe it flying low over the water before heading south and out of site. No more than thirty seconds later an Oystercatcher appeared, presumably from the north-east corner, and also headed south calling. That's what I call a good start to the day!

Sutton Bingham year list for 2021 now at 96 species.