Category Archives: Ogston Daily Report

A quiet morning but an adult Hobby, ad Yellow-l-Gull and a flighty Yellow Wagtail.

3 Mute Swans, 23 Mandarins in Chapel Bay, Little Egret, Osprey early morning at least, present for it’s eighth day now, ad Yellow-l-Gull, ad Common Tern, 25 Swifts & c15 Sand Martins flew S/SW early morning, single Spotted Flycatcher and … Continue reading →

Single Mute Swan, 6 Mandarins, 9 Teal, 15 Tufteds, 1 Little Egret, Osprey from 1135, a Hobby, 10 Swifts, 10 Chiffchaffs, 10 Blackcaps, single Reed Warbler & Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 7 Spotted Flycatchers on the west bank included at … Continue reading →

A Gadwall, 2 Yellow-l-Gulls, ad Common Gull, 2 Common Terns, 2 Ravens, 9+ Swifts. Highlight was a brown(ish) backed 1/2S Hobby performing well albeit distantly over the north-east corner.

2 Mute Swans, 228 Canada Geese, 6 Mandarins, 144 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 11 Teal, 11 Tufteds, Little Egret, 26 GCGrebes including three chicks still, 1 Little Grebe, Osprey 1130-1400 at least when it caught a large fish, Sparrowhawk, 6+ Buzzards, … Continue reading →

Very quiet, Little Egret and the adult Yellow-l-Gull the only birds of note.

3 Teal, 4 Tufteds, c20 Goosander flew NW early on; a good number at any time of year here, Little Egret, 12 Common Buzzards, Osprey throughout the morning eventually caught a fish and left west, ad Yellow-l-Gull, ad Common Gull, … Continue reading →

2 Mute Swans, 5 Mandarins, 2 Teal, 2 Sparrowhawks, Osprey from 1030 at least, 50 Lapwings, ad Yellow-l-Gull, 3 Swifts, Kingfisher.

2 Mute Swans, 1 Mandarin, 2 Teal, 7 Tufteds, 1 Little Egret, an Osprey at 0930 caught a fish and flew into Chapel Bay, being seen again at 1245, 2 juv Sparrowhawks, ad Yellow-l-Gull, 2 Herring Gulls, a leucistic Black-headed … Continue reading →

2 Mute Swans, 4 Mandarins, 15 Tufteds, 1 Little Egret, juv Sparrowhawk, 4 C.Buzzards, an Osprey mid-afternoon (1432 & again 1459) was the first since spring, a Greenshank did a couple of circuits at 1115-20 and may have landed, 2 … Continue reading →