June 2022 Bird News

Quail – three near Little Staughton on 21st, one near Keysoe on 22nd

Shoveler – a rare breeder in the county, a brood of nine ducklings was noted at Broom East CWS

Avocet – two at Harrowden on 6th and 7th

Curlew – one over Priory CP on 30th

Black-tailed Godwit – one of the limosa race (which nest in the Ouse and Nene Washes) was noted at Broom East CWS from 5th to 12th – this is only the second confirmed record of this subspecies in the county. Elsewhere there were seven at Grovebury SP on 24th early morning

Ruff – three flew over Priory CP on 13th

Dunlin – two at Broom East CWS on 6th

Wood Sandpiper – one at Broom East CWS on 6th, two at Grovebury SP on 24th

Mediterranean Gull – one first-summer at Broom East CWS on 20th to 23rd

Great Black-backed Gull – two adults in roost at Grovebury SP on 30th, one was noted to have been ringed originally in Weymouth and returning for a third summer

Yellow-legged Gull – up to 11 in the roost at Grovebury SP at the end of the month

Black Tern – one at Broom East CWS on 5th

White Stork – reported near Everton on 20th

Stonechat – two breeding pairs noted in the county