Farmoor update.

The highlight of this fairly quiet period was the breeding success of  Grey Wagtails with fledglings seen at two sites. Waders seen in the same period included five Oystercatchers and two Sanderlings.                     

Farmoor 19th May.

 

Dunlin 15 

Turnstone 10

Sanderling 1

Ringed Plover 1

Oystercatcher 1

Yellow Wagtail 6+

Raven 1

Common Tern 2

 

Farmoor 4th May.

Forty plus Dunlin spread along the causeway, with most in a tight group and a few stragglers was a good count for Farmoor. Four Arctic Terns present over F2. Waders seen included a single Turnstone and four Common Sandpipers.

 

                                                                                     

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Photo of a Swift that was hooked by a angler earlier in the week, it was released unharmed.