This afternoon a Dingy Skipper was seen on the Butterfly Bank. Also seen was a Hobby. RW.
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Hobby – 12th May
This morning the warblers were all singing well at the lagoons – apart from the Grasshopper Warbler – . There were two Lesser Whitethroats singing and a Hobby was seen hawking St. Mark’s Flies over the Slurry Lagoon. A Cuckoo was calling from the large willow beside the Large Gravel Pit. PS.
Great White Egret – 1st May
Early this afternoon a Great White Egret flew down river. There were two Hobbies and a Wheatear on the riverside sheep field and a Yellow Wagtail and Ringed Plover on the Ecopark. RW.
Hobby – 22nd September
Today there were thirteen Snipe on the Slurry Lagoon and two Pintail. A Hobby was seen over and 400 Starlings came in to roost. RW.
Hobby – 12th May
Early on this morning a Cuckoo was calling from the Ash trees by the Slurry Lagoon. Mid-morning a Hobby was seen over the Deep Pit, flying to the east. PS.
Hobby – 8th September
This morning, during the Birdcount, two Yellow Wagtails and good numbers of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps were recorded. A Sedge Warbler and a Reed Warbler were in the Slurry Lagoon reed bed and a Hobby was hawking dragonflies over the Deep Pit. PS.
Swift – 6th May
This morning a Hobby was seen flying along the river. A flock of five Oystercatchers flew up-river and two Swifts flew over the Deep Pit. PS.
Hobby – 5th May
This morning a Hobby flew north, across the site. Both Peregrines were on the new pylon. PS.
Hobby – 24th September
This afternoon, during the bird walk, a Hobby was seen catching dragonflies over the Deep Pit. In the morning, eight House Martin, two Great-spotted Woodpecker and two Wigeon were seen. PS.
Great White Egret – 16th September
The Great White Egret was still on the Slurry Lagoon this morning. A light passage of Swallows was noticed and some Sand Martins were near the railway bridge. These were attacked by a Hobby, which appeared to have caught something. Later the same or another Hobby was seen, again attacking the Sand Martins, over the Deep Pit. PS.