Coronation pit, Stewartby.Friday 20th June.

Early morning walk around, good number of whitethroats,willow warbler. Nice to see Lesser whitethroat there. A few dragonflies present and a grass snake sunning itself on some brambles.

Coronation Pit

The Red-footed Falcon was still present today along with eleven Hobby.

Red-footed Falcon

Red-footed Falcon, Coronation ClP, 17th May 2008 by Steve Blain.

More Red-footed Falcon

Red-footed Falcon, Coronation ClP, 13th May 2008 by Steve Blain.

Coronation pit, Stewartby.

The Red footed falcon showed well on a couple of occasions amongst a count of 14 hobbies, with a raptor backup of 2 kestrels 1 sparrowhawk and 5 buzzards.

Red-footed Falcon - Coronation

Red-footed Falcon - Coronation ClP, 10th May 2008 by Steve Blain. Unfortunately this bird was always quite distant so getting any images was difficult!

Med Gulls

Two Med Gulls tonight - the first-winter (top) at Coronation ClP, and the adult (bottom) in the roost at Stewartby Lake.

Yellow-legged Gull

This second-summer Yellow-legged Gull was one of three present this afternoon at Coronation ClP. 23rd June 2007 by Steve Blain.

Whinchat at Coronation

Whinchat at Coronation ClP, 9th September 2006 by Steve Blain

A trio of Little Egrets

The habitat in Coronation ClP this summer was fantastic for these delightful small herons. Here are three juvenile Little Egrets, 3rd August 2006 by Steve Blain