Tuesday 28 August 2012

A mornings birding in Leicestershire - August 24, 2012

The Spotted Crake had performed again yesterday so Dave and I decided to give it another shot but after three hours there was still no sign, so we called it a day and went to Swithland Reservoir.

We did see four Little Egrets, a Common Sandpiper and a Kingfisher and seven swift passed through.

There had been a Black-necked Grebe reported yesterday at Swithland Reservoir but there was no sign this morning.  There were two female Goldeneye present and a Peregrine was perched at the top of the normal tree.  A Green Woodpecker was observed as we drove along the dam and a juvenile Buzzard was calling almost constantly.


Mute Swans at Swithland Reservoir


Female Goldeneye at Swithalnd Reservoir

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