Tag Archives: 17th May

Dingy Skipper – 17th May

May 17, 2021Recent wildlife sightings17th May, 2021, Butterfly Bank, Dingy Skipper, HobbyPete Smith

This afternoon a Dingy Skipper was seen on the Butterfly Bank. Also seen was a Hobby. RW.

Hobby – 17th May

May 17, 2016Recent wildlife sightings17th May, 2016, cuckoo, Gravel Pits, Hobby, Reed Warbler, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning there were two Cuckoos around the Gravel Pits. More Reed Wablers have arrived, with numbers now topping twenty singing males, and, in the afternoon, a Hobby was seen over the Slurry Lagoon dry end. PS.

Hobby – 17th May

May 17, 2012Recent wildlife sightings17th May, 2012, birds, cuckoo, Hobby, Large Gravel Pit, Oystercatcher, Swift, Wader ScrapePete Smith

There were a large number of Swifts feeding over the site this morning, with smaller numbers of hirundines. By the railway bridge a Hobby appeared and stooped towards the Large Gravel Pit. A Cuckoo was calling and an Oystercatcher was on the Wader Scrape. PS.

Little Ringed Plover – 17th May

May 17, 2011Recent wildlife sightings17th May, 2011, birds, Grasshopper Warbler, Gravel Pits, Little Ringed Plover, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

The Little Ringed Plover was back, displaying over the dry end of the Slurry this afternoon. Later it was seen feeding at the wet end. The pair of Yellow Wagtails were on the Causeway again and a Grasshopper Warbler was singing at the back of the Gravel Pits. PS.