Atherfield Reservoir
Grid Reference: SZ451801
Recent sightings at Atherfield Reservoir
| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/07/22 | Kestrel | Atherfield Reservoir | 2 | P Campbell |
| 09:30 | ad. M. & F. In the area on wires. Sightings with AB . | |||
| 18/07/22 | Herring Gull | Atherfield Reservoir | 2 | P Campbell |
| 09:30 | ad. Fresh corpses found in the vicinity of the new res. | |||
| 18/07/22 | Starling | Atherfield Reservoir | 40 | P Campbell |
| 09:30 | Minimum, in the area of the farm buildings and chalets. | |||
| 18/07/22 | Linnet | Atherfield Reservoir | 50 | P Campbell |
| 09:30 | Minimum in a couple of flocks on telegraph wires and feeding amongst dried off rape crop. | |||
| 08/07/22 | Sand Martin | Atherfield Reservoir | 87 | P Campbell |
| 11:30 | Three parties of minimum 12, 35 & 40+. Each came in from the East over the reservoir area, stopping on the telegraph wires to rest and preen before carrying on Westwards. One part greatly agitated by the Sparrowhawk already mentioned. Sightings with AB. | |||
| 08/07/22 | Sparrowhawk | Atherfield Reservoir | 1 | P Campbell |
| 11:30 | ad. Working the phragmites belt West of the res. | |||
| 08/07/22 | Reed Bunting | Atherfield Reservoir | 1 | P Campbell |
| 11:30 | ad. male. In song from adjacent rape field. | |||
| 08/07/22 | Linnet | Atherfield Reservoir | 18 | P Campbell |
| 11:30 | Local birds starting to form flocks now. | |||
| 08/07/22 | Yellowhammer | Atherfield Reservoir | 2 | P Campbell |
| 11:30 | ad.males. Two in song form scrub near first res. | |||
| 08/07/22 | Reed Warbler | Atherfield Reservoir | 2 | P Campbell |
| 11:30 | Still two in song. | |||
