June 2006 Summary
Another quiet month as one would expect in the middle of the summer, but a few migrants still passing through including a single Hobby. Other birds of note were a female/immature Garganey and an equally brief Common Tern.
|
Species |
Highest Count |
Date |
Notes |
| Grey Heron |
5 |
15th |
|
| Little Egret | 2 | 13th | Single bird seen on 18th |
| Wood Duck | 2 | 15th | Several reports of single birds |
| Mandarin | 2 | 16th/25th/27th | Several reports of single birds |
| Garganey |
1 |
21st |
Female/immature bird present |
| Buzzard | 2 | 11th | |
| Hobby | 1 | 15th | |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 | 4th/15th | |
| Common Sandpiper | 1 | 24th/26th | |
| Black-headed Gull | 1 | 26th | |
| Common Tern | 1 | 4th | |
| Swift | 1 | 29th | |
| Kingfisher | 2 | 22nd | Single birds seen on three dates |
| Cetti's Warbler | 1 | 2nd | |
| Whitethroat | 5 | 18th | Family group (successful breeding pair) |
| Lesser Whitethroat | 1 | 13th | |
| Reed Warbler | 2 | 2nd/15th | |
| Jay | 1 | 2nd | |
| Raven | 1 | 8th | |
| Reed Bunting | 3 | 22nd |