Still raining 33hrs later so the pond was a grotty place to be this morning but Bob and I live in hope for the biggie to arrive though it was not going to be today.
Our glass is always half full so appreciated seeing hundreds of hirundines feeding and perched along the perimeter hedgerow and exposed branches in toft bay plus hundreds more all over the reservoir, hard to estimate numbers but a conservative estimate would be 700 House Martin, 700 Swallow, 300 Sand Martin along with 40+ Swift. Unfortunately the poor light conditions made all the photography opportunities hard work and Bob was not happy with his efforts.
Our walk to toft bay produced 2 Common Tern, 4 Common Sandpiper, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Little Egret, Egyptian Goose and while sheltering in the hide we added Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Whitethroat to the list. Joined by Kevin the Green Sandpiper flew in for a short while so must be feeding nearby.
WEEKEND WARNING
There is going to be a Tanks, Trucks and Airplane fair in the field’s adjacent toft and farborough bank over the bank holiday period and the organizers have warned Severn Trent they will be firing some of the artillery on show so the disturbance factor on the reservoir could be high.
On the mothing front things have gone quiet this week but despite the continuous rain they still manage to fly around with 79 in Dave’s trap and 25 in mine last night.
Richard
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