Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society

1.Hirundines

-Sand Martin – look for colonies and note size i.e. no. of holes
-Swallow
-House Martin – Note number of nests

2. Warblers – Most are still singing

-Chiffchaff
-Willow Warbler
-Blackcap
-Sedge Warbler
-Reed Warbler
-Common Whitethroat
-Lesser Whitethroat
-Garden Warbler
-Cetti’s Warbler
-Grasshopper Warbler

3. Wagtails

-Yellow Wagtail – record all birds seen
-Grey Wagtails – All records please

4. Cuckoo – note last birds calling / seen 

4. Swift – flocks will be screaming overhead by late July

5. Spotted Flycatcher – all records please

6. Nightjars – are still churring. All records please

7. Ducks and Geese – Going into eclipse, a challenging time!

8. Inland Waders – Autumn passage will be underway in July

- Oystercatcher – all breeding records please
-Lapwing – Note any breeding records, now flocking – note flock sizes
-Green Sandpiper – passage birds will be present in July
-Common Sandpiper – passage birds will be present in July
-Redshank – Note all records
-Snipe – Note all records

9. Gulls

-Little Gull – keep an eye out for passage birds
-Record flock sizes and species

10.Owls – most will be quiet now but are more visible while they are hunting for food for young. All records.

- Little Owl – often sit outside nesting holes during day
- Tawny Owls – young will be venturing out of nest holes
- Barn Owl – All records with Grid ref please

11. Raptors

-Kestrel – all records please
-Hobby – Should be hunting dragonflies. All records please
-Honey Buzzard – Best site is WVRWP or SNRWP. All records.
-Sparrowhawk
-Goshawk
-Common Buzzard
-Hen Harrier – possible early passage birds
-Marsh Harrier – all records please
-Montagu’s Harrier – record any wandering birds
-Red Kite – a wandering bird in WVBS area

12. Finches

-Redpoll
-Linnet – note flock size
-Crossbill – all records please

13. Mainly on coast – early passage migrants (late July)

- Whinchat
-Wheatear
-Redstart
-Black Redstart
-Pied Flycatcher

14. Waders– many may still be in breeding plumage

-Bar-tailed Godwit
-Black-tailed Godwit
-Whimbrel
-Spotted Redshank
-Greenshank
-Knot
-Grey Plover
-Turnstone
-Dunlin
-Ruff
-Avocet
-Curlew Sandpiper

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