Things
remain quiet on the camp at present but there has been an increase in the
number of Barn Swallows from a single bird to 15. Most of the birds are
juveniles but some adults were in the group and they were normally seen over
the percolation pond. The pond also had a couple of European Turtle Doves
sitting in the trees surrounding the pond, the first time I have seen the
species in over a month and Namaqua Doves and Eurasian Collared Doves were
around the edges. The pond itself had 124 Little Grebes present on it on 1
July, the highest count I have had for the species on the ‘patch’ as well as
ten Eurasian Coot and plenty of Common Moorhens. Waders included a single
Little Ringed Plover, five Kentish plovers, one Wood Sandpiper and four
Black-winged Stilts.
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| Barn Swallow |
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| Barn Swallow |
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| European Turtle Dove |
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| Eurasian Collared Dove |