Monday 24 May 2010

Diddington & Pumphouse Pits: Osprey low over Diddington Pit at 09:26, then drifted south (where it was also seen over reserve at 09:30); 3 Little Egrets, 2 pairs Shelduck, 4 drake Red-crested Pochards, 8 Common Pochard, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, 3 Avocet (2 still Diddington Pit, plus 1 flew west mid-morning), 5 Tunra Ringed Plover, 8 Sanderling.

Meadow: Sparrowhawk, 1-2 Hobbies.

Heron Trail: Tawny Owl nr post 16, chased by a Song Thrush at 21:00; 2 Cuckoos on the river island, seen from river viewpoint.

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