Eakring Bird news | ||
June 2007 | ||
Featuring news and sightings from Eakring | ||
June
1st |
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Some evening highlights included a hunting Barn Owl at one site in the area and both Little Owl and Common Buzzard perched on telegraph poles in the Red Hill area at dusk. | |||
June
7th |
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An Oystercatcher was heard twice flying over the area during a moth trapping session at Lound Wood. It is possible that this may be one of a pair breeding at some other location outside the recording area. | |||
June
8th |
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Two Reed Warblers still singing at Eakring Flash this evening, with the Barn Owl showing well elsewhere in the area. | |||
June
9th |
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Two Grasshopper Warblers reeling very briefly at Eakring Flash this evening. | |||
June
10th |
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Typically quiet for the time of year, but two Reed Warblers were singing occasionally today at Eakring Flash, with two Common Buzzards over Lound Wood at mid-day. | |||
June
14th |
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Two Reed Warblers were singing quite well at Eakring Flash this morning despite the wet conditions, with one of the Grasshopper Warblers singing only very briefly. Some late news concerned a Hobby carrying food over Eakring at 17:00h (per Neville Davey) | |||
June
18th |
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One Grasshopper Warbler still singing at the southern-end of Eakring Flash this evening, with a Common Buzzard over nearby Red Hill during the evening. | |||
June
26th |
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Very quiet in the area this morning. At a flooded Eakring Flash, there was a single Common Buzzard in the area and one Reed Warbler singing. | |||
June
28th |
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Still quiet, but a male Grasshopper Warbler was singing in the Eakring Flash area early morning. Nearby, a Common Buzzard again around Lound Wood. |