Leighton Moss

[Nick Godden]

#2744

Most of the day spent on the causeway then a coordinated bittern listen at dusk.

Bittern 4 booming
Marsh harrier 7+ in the air at once with plenty of skydancing and some nest building
Buzzard 13 around the valley
Red kite 1 at 13:15 moved on by a harrier
Osprey 1 over lilians at 13.47
Pink-footed goose 45N
Goldeneye 26
Pochard 9
Sand martin 680 over causeway pool about 7pm but a colleague watching South of the causeway had 1000+ closer to dusk
Swallow 1
Meadow pipit 30 N
Linnet 2 N
Bearded tit 3
Blackcap 1 singing by start of causeway
Chiffchaff 6m
Cetti’s warbler 9 singing males today but I think there is probably 11
Green woodpecker singing from golf course
Little egret 26 into roost
Great white egret 3 into roost, also 2 grey heron
Common scoter flock heard flying up the valley as I left at 20:40

[jeffbutcher]

#2750

We did blue gate end early-ish, then up to Centre and Skytower, back to Causeway and Lower path, back to Centre for lunch.

Can add to above:
11 chiffchaffs – most singing but 2 not
1 nuthatch heard, 2 treecreepers seen.
Very good view of a Cetti’s singing on the boardwalk.
Two small flocks of sand martins seen very high when looking at buzzards – each flock had 1 house martin with it.
Great black-backed gulls nesting on Island again, another individual checking them out.
1 sparrowhawk and 1 kestrel also seen
1 brimstone butterfly

Jeff B

[Phil Byle]

#2756

Also Barn Owl from the sky tower at 2000 last night, plus riding Woodcock at the Top end of the reserve

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