August 2003 Summary
Another busy and eventful month at the reservoir with a whole host of quality birds being seen. The pick of the bunch being a handful of Whinchats, a single Oystercatcher and a long staying Spotted Redshank. A Yellow-legged Gull was again present and a "wreck" of 22 Common Terns was unexpected!
|
Species |
Highest Count |
Date |
Notes |
| Great Crested Grebe |
35 |
22nd |
|
| Little Egret | 3 | 23rd | Also 2 birds on 2nd |
| Peregrine | 2 | 26th | Also several sightings of single birds |
| Hobby | 3 | 23rd | |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 | 14th | |
| Teal | 24 | 28th | |
| Oystercatcher | 1 | 29th | |
| Lapwing | 6 | 26th | Also 5 on 9th |
| Ringed Plover | 2 | 5th | Two adult birds |
| Little Ringed Plover | 1 | 5th | Juvenile |
| Dunlin | 3 | 15th | |
| Common Sandpiper | 8 | 31st | Also 7 on 23rd and several other sightings |
| Green Sandpiper | 6 | 20th | Also several other sightings |
| Redshank | 1 | 26th | |
| Greenshank | 15 | 28th | Steadily increased in numbers through the month |
| Spotted Redshank | 1 | 26th-31st | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | 1 | 13th | |
| Common Tern | 22 | 17th | Also present in singles later in month |
| Common Gull | 1 | 19th | |
| Yellow-legged Gull | 1 | 31st | Adult bird |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Seen on several dates throughout the month | |
| Swallow | 100+ | 2nd | |
| Sand Martin | 12 | 2nd | |
| Swift | 2 | 13th | |
| Yellow Wagtail | 4 | 26th | Also singles on 27th and 28th |
| Whinchat | 3 | 28th | Also 2 on 26th |
| Whitethroat | 2 | 19th | |
| Raven | 1 | 16th | |
| Bullfinch | 3 | 18th | |
| Goldcrest | 1 | 19th |