| June
7th |
| Both male
Grasshopper Warblers were reeling
briefly at Eakring Flash during the late evening. The
area has remained very quiet since the beginning of June. |
| |
| June
12th |
| A drake
Teal was present at Eakring Flash. Though not unheard of
here in June, the record is unusual. |
| |
| June
18th |
| Two
reeling Grasshopper Warblers were again
at Eakring Flash this evening and showed occasionally.
Little else in the area, but several Little Owls can be
seen at various roadside locations. |
| |
| June
22nd |
| A new
male Grasshopper Warbler was found this
afternoon, singing and showing openly in Oil-seed Rape
near Eakring Flash. This is the third singing male of the
year and it's arrival is not entirely unusual for the
date. Some south-easterly Swift movement also today, with
53 counted moving through within an hour. |
| |
| June
25th |
| Quiet
during a late morning visit today, but a male Ruddy Duck
was on Eakring Flash and was the first of the year. With
many birds shot by DEFRA at many UK sites over the
Winter, Ruddy Duck may soon become a real rarity over the
next few years. |
| |
| June
26th |
| Large
numbers of Swifts in the area late morning, with at least
275 counted, many of which were heading south-east before
the onset of rain. At Eakring Meadows, a second male
Turtle Dove was in song and a Common Buzzard was in the
Kersall area. |
| |
| June
27th |
| Still at
least two male and one female Grasshopper
Warblers at the southern-end of Eakring Flash,
where the drake Ruddy Duck remains. |
