Hello,

Attached the results of my bird survey this week, from Tuesday. A bit windy, but still plenty of birds around.

Noteworthy:

- 2 little grebe chicks, by now adult-sized but still stripey, on the Wetlands

- Spotted flycatcher observed building nest in the usual place, on the pipes of the Morgan data centre

- Great Spotted Woodpecker nest in the big G-Block/West Pav oak, chicks getting vocal

- Two starlings briefly seen flying, but I haven’t seen them foraging on the lawn this year.

- No reed or sedge warblers, but reed buntings

- Garden warbler

- Two possible sightings of kingfisher at bend of the river, but not calling and being elusive (nest site?)

- Dead buzzard on the track to the sewage works. Cause of death unknown and probably several days ago. Picture available.

- Nuthatch heard briefly but on the Hinxton side, so not recorded.

Here’s the transcript from the map:

03/06/2025

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A

R

BC, GC, CH, WR

R, GO, GS fam, rabbit

SG, nest of GS

PW

C

B

BT fam, WR

C

WR

GS, B, R, BT fam

10RO, GT, SD, 2B female with 1 nest, SF with 1 nest

WR, B, PW juvenile, PW

2C

2SL

C

GT, WP

squirrel, 2GT

2LI, WO

3LI, B male

WP, WP

2WP

D

WP

WR, C

WR

PW

BT fam

BT fam

E

2GO

WP, B male, 2GO, B female, GT fam

GO, GW, BC, BT fam, RB female

R, RB male, WP, WP

4 SI

2GO

F

WR, B

CC, 2TU male, 1 TU female, 2LG chicks

B female, RB male, MH, LG adult

CC, WP, WR

2GR, WP

R, R, BC

G

KT, 2C

GT fam

WP, 4MG

2C., B

WR, 2SI

H

2CC. 2GT fam, WP

B, J, 4WP, G

MG, WR

10SL

10 HM, 2SI, BT fam

BC, WR, SG

KT

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WP, LT fam

WR, B, PW juvenile, PW

Thanks,

Sabine