Eakring Bird news | ||
July 2003 | ||
Featuring news and sightings from Eakring | ||
July
8th |
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A pair of Spotted Flycatchers were feeding young along the old hedge at Eakring Flash. | |
July
9th |
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The family of Spotted Flycatchers were again around Eakring Flash and have probably bred at the site. | |
July
11th |
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Spotted Flycatchers again along the old hedge at Eakring Flash. A female Grey Partridge with ten young were at Tug Bridge Farm, indicating another successful breeding season for this scarce breeding species. | |
July
12th |
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Some warblers moving through the area today with a Lesser Whitethroat among small numbers of Willow Warbler, Blackcap and Whitethroat at Eakring Flash and Red Hill. A Hobby was over Eakring Flash late morning. | |
July
14th |
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A Hobby carrying prey, flew low east over Eakring Flash late morning. | |
July
16th |
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A Green Sandpiper was at the southern-end of Eakring Flash late morning. Small numbers of warblers along the old hedge, contained a Garden Warbler, which are rare here on return passage. Also two Sand Martin through there. | |
July
17th |
The Green Sandpiper
remained for a second day at Eakring Flash, with a Common
Tern through south-east at 9:05am. Some small Swift movement this morning, with 95 birds heading north-east ahead of the rain. Spotted Flycatcher also at Eakring Flash briefly, before flying off north. |
July
20th |
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A Common Buzzard was over Lound Wood late morning. | |
July
21st |
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318 Swift flew south early afternoon. Other migrants through, included both single Turtle Dove and Hobby south-east. | |
July
26th |
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A Common Buzzard was over Lound Wood/Eakring Flash mid-morning. | |
July
27th |
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A Marsh Harrier was circling high over Eakring village at 9:00am, gaining height before drifting off south-west towards Bilsthorpe. |