As I was out and about in Weymouth, I took time out for an hours walk at Lodmoor. Main highlights here were:
Sandwich Tern - 14 grouped together on one of islands off Beachdown Way
Swallow - Just one Swallow passed through
Reed Warbler - My first one this Spring, singing alongside Beachdown Way
Chiffchaff - Two heard singing
Sandwich Tern - 14 grouped together on one of islands off Beachdown Way
Swallow - Just one Swallow passed through
Reed Warbler - My first one this Spring, singing alongside Beachdown Way
Chiffchaff - Two heard singing
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Shelduck
Mallard
Gadwall
Teal
Shoveler
Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
14 Sandwich Tern
Wood Pigeon
1 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Reed Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Cormorant
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Shelduck
Mallard
Gadwall
Teal
Shoveler
Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
14 Sandwich Tern
Wood Pigeon
1 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Reed Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Below are a few photos and a video of the 14 Sandwich Terns at Lodmoor this afternoon
A few of the fourteen Sandwich Terns on the reserve this afternoon.
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Not that easy to hear, but a Reed Warbler singing from the reedbeds.