A flurry of TURTLE DOVES

Fantastic news! Jon Holt reports that Calvert BBOWT and its environs now has three different 'purring' EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVES on territory, with a further 6 birds on farmland within a ten-mile radius

GREEN SANDPIPER - BLACK-HEADED GULL IMAGES FROM CALVERT - TIM WATTS

GREEN SANDPIPERS return

Now 2 well marked Green sandpipers, Common Redshank feeding on the Tern raft, and Kingfisher doing a bit of fishing, heron stalking coot chicks, and Turtle Dove still purring and visable. Beat that for an afternoon. (P & NA Brazier)

Latest pictures from Calvert BBOWT - Tim Watts

Mute Swans have successfully bred at Calvert BBOWT this summer.

TURTLE DOVE at last

SUNDAY 14 JUNE

The first EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE of the year was seen and heard 'purring' at Calvert BBOWT reserve today (Jon Holt)

SATURDAY 13 JUNE

Calvert BBOWT; Now 5 Comon Tern chicks, 10 sitting birds but 5 what appear to be deserted eggs on rafts/Cuckoo.

Hillesden Pools; 3 Oystercatcher including adult sized juv/report of Quail heard calling in the area, no further details.

Met owner on site to discuss plans drawn up for new scrapes.There will be 2 new large shallow scrapes, with very gradual sloping edges.These connected together to older scrapes by wide shallow winding ditch.

Tim Watts

More LONG-TAILED DUCK images - Tim Watts

FABULOUS DRAKE LONG-TAILED DUCK STEALS THE SHOW

This dapper drake LONG-TAILED DUCK was present at Calvert Lake Sailing Lake from 3-7 June - an exceptional summer record.

A party of 5 BLACK TERNS also dropped in on 3 June (Mike Wallen)