Sightings

Main sighting: Kestrel

F kestrel flying south

Main sighting: Siskin

Male in song, I suspect that they breed somewhere around the village. Also juvenile Starlings on bird table and Goldcrest in song audible from house.

Main sighting: Avocet

2 birds approx. 7.30am high in the sky n/e then s/w

Main sighting: Nightjar

A Nightjar heard briefly at 11:30 am was a major surprise. Red Kite 2 Tree pipit 1 House Martins and Swallow gathering mud, Robin pair with three young.

Main sighting: Grey Wagtail

Bird carrying food by Boat Inn so breeding probably around the old railway bridge over the Wye.

Main sighting: Woodpecker attacks Blue Tit

Great Spotted Woodpecker attacks Blue Tit near Blue Tit nest box and takes it towards ground. Blue Tit escapes, Woodpecker left with feather in beak. (Caught on Wildlife video camera).

Main sighting: yellow wagtails

A pair of yellow wagtails in the field with cattle behind the house, Chiffchaff ,willow warbler , blackcap, whitethroat and lesser whitethroat calling in the garden

Main sighting: Spotted Flycatcher

1st Spotted Flycatcher of the year plus heard a curlew

Main sighting: Peregrine falcon

A40, Peregrine falcon over. Wyesham, greenfinch calling, goldfinches nesting. Bailey Bridge, Green woodpecker. Old viaduct, stock dove.

Main sighting: Greenshank

Greenshank 2, lapwing 2, oystercatcher 2, ringed plover 5, dunlin 4, little egret, linnet, reed warbler, moorhen with 6 good sized chicks. mistle thrush 2 and song thrush.

Main sighting: Red Kite

Red Kite observed from the toad bridge by the Hanbury downstream heading towards the amphitheatre.

Main sighting: Swallow

re previous note here regarding sighting of an apparent juv Swallow(Tues 12th May) at Sudbrook, another was photographed yesterday at Portland, there is a photo of it on their blog . Current thinking is that the Swallows return to southern Europe in Feb or even January, have a brood and then the young move north with the adults. See tomorrows Portland blog. The above explanation had already been suggested by John Martin for the Sudbrook bird.