Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society

1  Hirundines – Estimate numbers

• Sand Martin – look for colonies and early roosts.
• Swallow – look for early roosts.
• House Martin – flocks should be building

2  Warblers – Most are still singing – record last dates, always difficult!

• 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
• Pied Wagtail – Look for roost & record numbers

4  Turtle Dove – Declining rapidly – All records please

5  Cuckoo – note last birds calling / seen

6  Spotted Flycatcher – now on second broods, all records please

7  Ducks and Geese – In eclipse, a challenging time!

8  Inland Waders – Autumn passage is now underway

• Oystercatcher – all breeding records please
• Lapwing – Note any breeding records, now flocking – note flock sizes
• Green Sandpiper – passage birds are present
• Common Sandpiper – passage birds are present
• Redshank – Note any breeding records, mainly passage birds now
• Snipe – Note any breeding records, mainly passage birds now

 9  Gulls

• Little Gull – keep an eye out for passage birds – Record flock sizes and species – often following ploughing

10. Raptors

• Hobby – young will soon be on the wing. All records please
• 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 the Valley

11. Finches

• Redpoll
• Linnet – note flock size

12. Mainly on coast – early passage migrants (Aug)

• Whinchat, Wheatear, Redstart, Black Redstart, Pied Flycatcher

13. Waders- many may still be in breeding plumage

• Bar-tailed & Black-tailed Godwits, Whimbrel, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank,
• Knot, Grey Plover, Turnstone, Dunlin, Ruff, Avocet, Curlew Sandpiper

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