Thursday, June 05, 2014

June 2014

June 15th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB, 2 with 4 ducklings at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 13 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Little Ringed Plover, 2 at EIDB: Common Tern, 20+ at EIDB: Sand Martin: 1 pair breeding in a drainage pipe at Bow Creek  have 2 well grown chicks: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 5+ at Bow Creek including a juvenile and a singing male: Reed Warbler, 1 singing at EIDB, 1 singing at BCEP: Blackcap, 2 singing at BCEP: Common Whitethroat, 2 singing at BCEP: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at BCEP: Linnet a flock of 10+ males at Bow Creek  (Nick Tanner).




Shelduck at Bow Creek, 15/06/2014 (Nick Tanner)
 
June 9th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at Bow Creek: Egyptian Goose, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 4 at EIDB: Kestrel, a female at Bow Creek: Little Ringed Plover, 2 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Common Tern, 20+ at EIDB: Stock Dove, a flock of 5 at EIDB flew of east: Sand Martin, 2+ at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek, 1 at Saffron Avenue Pond: Song Thrush, 1 singing at BCEP: Reed Warbler, 2 singing at EIDB, 1 singing at Bow Creek, 4+ singing at BCEP, 1 singing at Saffron Avenue Pond: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB, 1 singing at BCEP: Common Whitethroat, 1 singing at Bow Creek, 1 singing at BCEP: Reed Bunting, a female gathering food at EIDB  (John Archer, Nick Tanner).

June 7th 2014
Shelduck, a pair with several ducklings at Bow Creek (first confirmed breeding record for the Lower Lea): Little Ringed Plover, 1 at EIDB: Common Tern, 16 at EIDB: Sand Martin, several at EIDB  (Steven Harris, Steve Stride).
June 5th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 11 at EIDB: Common Tern, 4 at EIDB: Stock Dove, 2 at EIDB: Sand Martin, 4+ at EIDB: House Martin, 1 at EIDB: Reed warbler, 2 singing at EIDB: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB:  Brown-banded Carder Bee, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer, Richard Harrison).

June 3rd 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 4 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 17 at EIDB: Common Tern, 21+ at EIDB: Sand Martin, 3+ at EIDB: Reed Warbler, 1 singing at Saffron Avenue Pond: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB: House Sparrow, 4 at Saffron Avenue Pond: Reed Bunting, 1 singing at EIDB: Common Blue, 2 males at EIDB: Burnet Companion, 2 at EIDB  (John Archer).



Burnet Companion at EIDB, June 3rd 2014 (John Archer)

June 2nd 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 3 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 13 at EIDB: Common Tern, 18 at EIDB: Stock Dove, 2 at Bow Creek: Swift, 30+ feeding over area and generaly drifting north-west: Reed Warbler, 1 singing at EIDB: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at BCEP: House Sparrow, 2 carrying food at Saffron Avenue Pond  (John Archer).

Common Terns at EIDB, June 2nd 2014 (John Archer)