upstarts1979
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Visited the east side of Moors this morning intending to continue the breeding survey. However heavy showers mid morning forced me into the east hide.
From there I found 2 almost fully grown little grebe chicks in the broadmeadow pool. The GCG family are down to one chick. After another rain shower an immature wheatear (1st summer) appeared on the nearest island for less than a minute and then flew north.
One of the 4 pairs of common terns have two small chicks. In the BHG colony there are a minimum of 50 chicks of all ages some just starting to fly. A very late snipe fed in the broadmeadow, at this time of year they should be on the breeding grounds... maybe it is:smoke: Interestingly a garden warbler was foraging next to the secret garden while another one was singing along the west path. This would almost constitute a breeding record - which if I am correct has not happened before to my knowledge.
Species counts at Moors
GCG 11 + 1 chick, Little Grebe 5 ( incl 2 chicks), Cormorant 3, Greylag 7, Gadwall pr, Shelduck pr, Tufted 25+, Oystercatcher 3 ( incl 1 chick) the other pair and chick must have left. LRP, Snipe, Common Tern 8 + 2 chicks. Cuckoo calling from south side, Swift 150, Sand Martin 20, Swallow 1, House martin 12, Many of the warblers were actively feeding but several chiffchaff, garden warbler and reed warblers sang. Song thrush at least 3 singing,
There appaars to be a complete failure by moorhens to raise any young and coot have very few young...don't know why as yet.
From there I found 2 almost fully grown little grebe chicks in the broadmeadow pool. The GCG family are down to one chick. After another rain shower an immature wheatear (1st summer) appeared on the nearest island for less than a minute and then flew north.
One of the 4 pairs of common terns have two small chicks. In the BHG colony there are a minimum of 50 chicks of all ages some just starting to fly. A very late snipe fed in the broadmeadow, at this time of year they should be on the breeding grounds... maybe it is:smoke: Interestingly a garden warbler was foraging next to the secret garden while another one was singing along the west path. This would almost constitute a breeding record - which if I am correct has not happened before to my knowledge.
Species counts at Moors
GCG 11 + 1 chick, Little Grebe 5 ( incl 2 chicks), Cormorant 3, Greylag 7, Gadwall pr, Shelduck pr, Tufted 25+, Oystercatcher 3 ( incl 1 chick) the other pair and chick must have left. LRP, Snipe, Common Tern 8 + 2 chicks. Cuckoo calling from south side, Swift 150, Sand Martin 20, Swallow 1, House martin 12, Many of the warblers were actively feeding but several chiffchaff, garden warbler and reed warblers sang. Song thrush at least 3 singing,
There appaars to be a complete failure by moorhens to raise any young and coot have very few young...don't know why as yet.