Coombe Hill Meadows A QUAIL heard calling from long grass near to the Grundon hide. (John Fletcher/Mike Smart). Other birds included a pair of Little Ringed Plovers with four tiny chicks, a Little Owl, 83 Lapwings, three Little Egrets, three Grey Herons, five Reed Buntings, two Bullfinches (1 juv), three Greenfinches, nine Goldfinches, five Linnets, two Willow Warblers, six Sedge Warblers, two Whitethroats (1 juv), five Pied Wagtails, four Buzzards, three Skylarks, a Redstart and 19 Swallows (5 juvs). (John Fletcher). In the evening the QUAIL still in front of the hide, a Green Sandpiper, a Redshank calling, eight Swifts, eight Grey Herons and 14 Greylags flew in to roost. (Mike Smart).
Frampton An adult Yellow-legged Gull on the Sailing Lake also six Common Terns, six Great Crested Grebes and a Reed Warbler feeding young. (Nick Goatman).
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