Yesterday's Osprey was fishing at 06:45am at Draycote Water this morning, making several attempts before being successful and flying off in to the mist down the grandborough valley. Six Black Terns including one adult, Common Tern juv, Common Scoter female, Wheatear 3, Yellow Wagtail 18 were all seen from the farborough bank while yesterdays heavy rain caused many gulls to hang around later than normal with Med Gull first year and Yellow-legged Gull 3 (2 first years and adult) amongst them. Autumn migration was represented by a Meadow Pipit, Siskin 4, Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat and Hobby in country park while overhead there were very few Swallows or House Martins. The Shags 4 and Goosanders 5 still present.
Worked the grandborough valley in the afternoon and it has certainly taken a battering from yesterdays storm with many flooded fields, streams and rivers and damaged crops. Highlights were the two Little Egrets feeding on the River Leam between Kytes Hardwick and Toft Farm, Wheatear along flecknoe Rd, Hobby, Little Owl, Great-spotted Woodpecker Granborough Fields and Bush Hill, Flecknoe had 4 Siskin.
Twit of the day goes to the dork walking around Draycote with his bins, tripod and scope still in there cases complaining there was not much to see.
Richard
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