13th July 2016

A trip to SBR around midday turned out to be a good decision. Looking out from the causeway we located a distant Sandwich Tern, the first I've seen at this site. Also present were 2 Great Black-Backed Gulls and a Little Egret. Walking down the southern arm produced a juv Peregrine and another Little Egret, and a Common Sandpiper was viewable from the car park. Returning to the causeway, the Sandwich Tern was not present but quickly reappeared. While we were watching it, I picked up a Black-Tailed Godwit as it flew overhead, another first for me at this site.

Sandwich Tern - Sutton Bingham Res

11th July 2016

Headed up to Ham Wall early morning today to look for the COLLARED PRATINCOLE but had no luck. As soon as I arrived back home, I got news through that it was showing again! I couldn't get back there until the evening but luckily it roosted by the 2nd Viewing Platform again tonight, and I had some decent views. Also of note today were 6 Great White Egrets, 2 Cuckoos, 2 Green Sandpipers and singles of Green Woodpecker, Redshank and Marsh Harrier.

COLLARED PRATINCOLE - Ham Wall

Great White Egret - Ham Wall

10th July 2016

Headed down to Salisbury Plain this morning. I was hoping for monty's harrier, stone-curlew or quail, but a 5 hour search produced only 4 Great Bustards from the release project, 6+ Corn Buntings and a Little Owl roosting in a large shed.

Released Great Bustards - Salisbury Plain

Little Owl - Salisbury Plain

Red-Legged Partridges - Salisbury Plain

 Linnet - Salisbury Plain

Mistle Thrush - Salisbury Plain

Also of note were singles of Hobby and Green Woodpecker from the car window in North Yeovil today.

7th July 2016

A look at Ham Wall this morning produced 6 Bitterns, 4 Great White Egrets, several Marsh Harriers and Kingfishers and a Common Tern amongst all the usual species.

Bittern - Ham Wall

6th July 2016

Had a look at Sutton Bingham late morning, and as I stepped out of the car I heard the Redshank, and had a breif view of it as it flew across the res. Also had the 2 Great Black-Backed Gulls, 3 Common Sandpipers and a Little Egret. Also of note was 2 Bullfinch, 1 Whitethroat, and 2 Kingfishers. Just as I was about to leave, a picked up a Mediterranean Gull overhead, which I eventually relocated in the gull flock just south of the car park along with a second Med Gull.

Grey Heron and Red Fox - Sutton Bingham Res

 Great Black-Backed Gulls - Sutton Bingham Res

Mediterranean Gulls (3s and 1s) - Sutton Bingham Res

5th July 2016

The openspace this morning was about as quiet as expected, singles of Great Spotted Woodpecker and juvenile Grey Wagtail (a tad unseasonal?), 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps and a Coal Tit were the only decent species managed. The leucistic Blackbird was still present also.

Large Skipper - Yeovil Openspace

2nd July 2016

A look at Lodmoor produced lots of Mediterranean Gulls and Common Terns, plus singles of Marsh Harrier and Sedge Warbler.

Oystercatcher - Lodmoor

Teal - Lodmoor

Common Terns - Lodmoor

Sedge Warbler - Lodmoor

A look at Sutton Bingham this evening produced 1 or 2 Little Egrets and 2 Kingfishers.