I couldn't sleep beyond 03:45 Saturday morning, so got up and was out by 04:20, checking out Lavell's first. No sign of the Barn Owl, or anything of interest, so quickly went on to LFGP.
Waders....1 Green, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 LRP, 1 Oystercatcher, 30+ Lapwing. 1 Skylark, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet flying along the landfill boundary South, new for July.
Walking back Nuthatch calling, various Warbler, but I haven't seen Sedge since May,
The annoying news that came in early evening was 2 Greenshank had been seen and photographed on Sandford mid afternoon. The first park year tick since Ringed Plover on 18th May.
Today was bird walk and a quieter feel overall, Grey Wagtail at the sailing club, an eclipse Shoveler new for July on Sandford. 2 LRP there too, At LFGP, very quiet, just Common Terns and BH Gulls making lots of noise, but then 2 Sand Martin went over, also new for July.
At Lavell's the juv Cuckoo was still showing, a Little Egret flushed off towards Sandford and a Green Sandpiper was feeding on the muddy margin in front of the reeds to the far left, as it has done a lot recently.
July is on 80 species, which might sound a lot, but isn't. the 2002 low count of 78 being poor, an average year produces 83 to 86, 94 in 2013 being the highest. But we are early in the month and various things will still show up. Hobby has been seen twice in the last 2-3 days after no reports in June.
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