Sutton Bingham - Sun 17 Aug

Another addition to the year list today as I managed to connect with one of the Yellow Wagtails that had been seen earlier in the day when I made an afternoon visit. Always distant and flighty, I had to grab a record shot of sorts!

Having missed Yellow Wagtail in 2024, it was nice to see one on patch and add it to the year list.

Sutton Bingham year list for 2025 now at 111 species.

Sutton Bingham - Sat 16 Aug

I finally managed to connect with a Spotted Flycatcher on the patch this year, with one bird near Cotton Bridge early in the afternoon.

I've missed quite a few this year, so was good to get one at long last.

Sutton Bingham year list for 2025 now at 110 species.

Sutton Bingham - Wed 13 Aug

Another day and another interesting wader, today it was an Oystercatcher that was initially present at the southern end but was extremely flighty. It then settled on the northern causeway for a bit.

Nothing else that different in the morning, though a return visit later in the day did produce four Common Terns off the dam.

The pictured bird above being one of two juveniles present along with two adult birds, so presumably a family group.

Sutton Bingham - Tue 12 Aug

A Golden Plover was a new arrival this morning, not a bird that one sees on the deck at Sutton Bingham very often, more a fly-over visitor in flocks in the winter, so a grounded bird in the summer was a joy to see.

It was present for a while before a Peregrine flew in from the east and made a beeline straight for it! The Golden Plover took flight, avoided the Peregrine and understandably flew off strongly to the north!

Sutton Bingham - Wed 6 Aug

Yesterday's Little Ringed Plover was still present this morning.

Always a bit distant it was favouring the area just south of the Canoe Club.

Sutton Bingham - Sun 10 Aug

A Ringed Plover was at the southern end today and was the only notable bird present outside the long-staying individuals.

Sutton Bingham - Tue 5 Aug

A Shelduck was present yesterday afternoon.

Today I spent a bit of time patrolling the arm of the reservoir where the vegetation along the water's edge produced a nice little mix of birds with two Sedge Warblers and a Reed Warbler.

On the mud a single Little Ringed Plover was present and a total of four Common Sandpipers were spread across the site.

On the water there were two female-type Tufted Ducks, and the long-staying adult Yellow-legged Gull and Great White Egret were still hanging around.

So a decent visit today, but no new birds for the year list.