Eakring Bird news | ||
June 2006 | ||
Featuring news and sightings from Eakring | ||
June
1st |
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The Great Crested Grebe remains at Eakring Flash. | |||
June
2nd |
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The Great Crested Grebe was at Eakring Flash again this morning, with single Turtle Dove there and one male Reed Warbler singing briefly (per Gary Telford) | |||
June 5th | ||
No sign of the Great Crested Grebe this evening, but a Reed Warbler singing in the south-western corner of Eakring Flash. | ||
June
8th |
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A Common Buzzard was over Red Hill mid-afternoon. At Eakring Flash new warblers included male Sedge Warbler and Willow Warbler. A single Swallow went north. | |||
June
10th |
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A Red Kite was seen heading west over the Eakring-Wellow minor road at 12:35pm and is the 8th area record (per Dee Burrows) | |||
June
15th |
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One Reed Warbler in full song around midday at Eakring Flash. | |||
June
17th |
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A fair range of species present in the area this morning, with a very mobile Grasshopper Warbler (possibly new) and Reed Warbler in full song at Eakring Flash, two drake Ruddy Duck and Little Grebe there and a Cuckoo over north. A Common Buzzard was high over Lound Wood before drifting off south-west and a Shelduck flew north over Red Hill. | |||
June
18th |
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The male Grasshopper Warbler and Reed Warbler were again singing well at Eakring Flash. The two drake Ruddy Duck remained and two Common Buzzards were in the Red Hill area this morning. | |||
June
24th |
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Both male Reed Warblers were again singing well occasionally at Eakring Flash today | |||
June
30th |
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Three drake Ruddy Duck on Eakring Flash this afternoon, with a Common Buzzard in the same area. |