Once again Soil Hill was fairly steady throughout the week with no noticable arrival of migrants and passage continuing to be poor. Overall the number of species recorded per visit remains high, between 35 - 40 daily. The first fledglings have started to appear as well, with juvenile Starlings beginning to amass in the fields.
Swift: 3+ on the 22nd, with ariel copulation observed
Willow Warbler: 5 on the 23rd
Whitethroat: 8 on the 17th
Soil Hill 17th May
-A singing Sedge Warbler was present during the morning. It was often elusive but reasonably vocal. An audio recording of the bird can be found on the daily checklist
A full checklist from this date can be found here; https://ebird.org/checklist/S88357344
Soil Hill 22nd May
-A single Siskin flew North
-Sedge Warbler
The shoreline at Whiteholme continues to be slowly eaten away, but there still remains ample to attract passage waders. Numbers throughout the week peaked as follows;
Dunlin: 7 on the 18th, with just 2 remaining on the 22nd
Ringed Plover: 5 on the 17th
Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Curlew & Common Sandpiper have also all featured at some point during the week
Whiteholme Reservoir 17th May
-A pair of SHELDUCK were on the far shoreline during the afternoon of the 17th. They seemed very settled, but had moved on by the following morning.
-Shelduck
Whiteholme Reservoir 22nd May
-A single COMMON TERN was roosting on the 'island' in the middle of the reservoir early morning. It remained settled for at least half an hour in blustery conditions before being flushed by a low flying Crow. At that point it took flight, rapidly gained height and then flew SW towards Lancs, occasionally calling.
-A pair of Teal were also present in the ditch along Byron Edge
-Common Tern
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