Bird News from Tim Edelsten
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris. An overhead skein of 22.
- Gadwall Anas strepera. Seven.
- Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope. One coming out of eclipse looked distinctively dark in the sunshine.
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos.
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha.
- Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata. Already 250+.
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta. c. 20.
- Garganey Anas querquedula. One.
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca.
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. Four.
- Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor. Five, including a juvenile.
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea.
- Great Egret Ardea alba.
- Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia.
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta.
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus.
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola. One, is probably the first I have ever seen on freshwater.
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago.
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa. Fourteen still present.
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus. Four.
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis. Twelve, in a loose flock.
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia.
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus.
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris.
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus.
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis.
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica.
- Eastern Great Tit Parus minor.
- Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis.
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus.
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba.
Butterflies enjoying the autumn sunshine included:
Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow Colias erate, © Tim Edelsten
Pale Grass Blue Zizeeria maha, © Tim Edelsten
Pale Grass Blue Zizeeria maha, © Tim Edelsten