Turpins lodge, Hook Norton: 6th April
Turpins lodge, Hook Norton Swallow: SP396352. 16:33. Mary Clifton
Hook – Chiffchaff
The 1st singing Chiffchaff for the garden of this year, this afternoon. In fact its the first collybita bird here since last August.
Hook – Firecrest, Spotted Redshank, Whooper Swans
2 walks of the dog by Sprinkle Pill today turned out to be quite productive for birds. This morning produced a Firecrest in the woods at the head of the…
Hook – Gull roost
A substantial (for here) gull roost formed at the mouth of Sprinkle Pill in the fading light of yesterday afternoon. Dominated by Black-headed Gulls (734), with 4 Mediterranean, 4 Common,…
Spotted Redshank – Hook
A Spotted Redshank was on the Western Cleddau at Hook Quay this afternoon (bird on the Boulston side). Also, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits.
Barn owl, South Hook
From John Bearne. I was very surprised and delighted to watch a barn owl hunting in the dusk over rough ground near South Hook Point. It then flew the back into…
Hook / Sprinkle Pill
51 Black-tailed Godwits were feeding in the pill at low tide today with a few of them now in breeding plumage. The remnants of the winter’s Redshanks (6) and Teal…
Hook – Leucistic waders and Brambling
Overall numbers of waders and wildfowl in the estuary are falling with some day to day variation in ‘attendees’ over the last week as presumed migrants come and go. Black-tailed…
Yellow-browed Warblers – Hook
2 Yellow-browed Warblers through the garden this afternoon. Also a male Blackcap and a Chiffchaff – the first this winter.