The Ogston Bird Club publishes a “Newsletter” in April, August and December each year to try and link the membership to each other with what’s been happening, current issues and forthcoming events on the Ogston bird scene. The “Newsletter” contains a mixture of topical articles and news items and a comprehensive summary of the recorded bird sightings.
Birding Top 1000
Latest Ogston sightings
- 22 June 2017
1 Mute Swan, 126 Canada & 100 Greylag Geese, 3 Teal, female Gadwall still with nine young, 33 Tufteds, Osprey at 1040, brood of four tiny Lapwing chicks (yesterday’s two), 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Willow Tits.
- 21 June 2017
2 Mute Swans, 15 Mandarins, 3 Teal, a female Gadwall with nine small ducklings at the south end follows on from last year’s first breeding record-this group was also seen yesterday, 24 Tufteds, still two LRPlover chicks in front of the public hide and a new brood of two Lapwing chicks in front of the […]
- 22 June 2017
Other local sightings
- 2nd June News
Thanks to Rod Key for the following:- OGSTON RESERVOIR A pale phase adult male Honey Buzzard flew East on 28th May. Also a Ringed Plover, a Grasshopper Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher. On 24th May a Hobby, 3 Ringed Plovers, 1 Dunlin and 8 Common Terns. On 25th May 1 Osprey, 2 Hobbies, 8 Ringed […]
- 2nd June News