Little Egret: one flew east at 7.45am. I am surprised we do not have more sightings of this species. It is one of a small band of birds who’s numbers are increasing steadily in the UK.
Honey Buzzard: a very high flying bird was undoubtedly this species, but it was so high and distant that I will not be claiming it to be one.
Common Buzzard: seven birds flew through between 11.25am and 1.00pm, the most seen together were a group of three.
Peregrine Falcon: there was a high flier over the Zoo at 1.50pm.
Sparrowhawk: three birds were seen.
Barn Swallow: 480 were seen passing through, most of them at a really high altitude. These were just the one’s that I saw, the passage steady throughout the day.
House Martin: these too were on the move, with 230 observed, though many more must have passed through.
Yellow Wagtail: 2 singles headed south-west.
Grey Wagtail: three were around the pond in the Nature Study Centre, area 1.
Northern Wheatear: one turned up late in the day, by the gorse bushes in area 34.
Whinchat: one was in the company of the above species, well they were in the same area.
Meadow Pipit: 60 headed SW, though others were heard but not seen.
Spotted Flycatcher:2 were in area 39.
Chiffchaff: at least 22 were around the park.
Linnet: one flew SW at 7.55am.
Shoveler: 10 were on the lake.
Migrant Hawker (above) and Ruddy Darter (below)
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