Easily the highlight of this afternoon's visit was an Arctic Tern with 5 Common Terns at the lakes, which I must've watched for over two hours because I knew it was very early and just had to make fully sure my ID was correct. With two Arctics also reported in Hertfordshire today, but none earlier that I'm aware of, this appears to be the joint-first Arctic Tern reported in the UK this year, and the earliest occurrence at Earlswood - well chuffed!!! Other birds of note were 15+ Sand Martins, a House Martin and 4+ Swallows.
M.P. Griffiths
...and surrounding areas
A blog for the recording of mainly birds seen in the Earlswood area of Warwickshire, England. Sites within this area include Earlswood Lakes (Terry's Pool, Engine Pool and Windmill Pool), Clowes Wood and New Fallings Coppice SSSI, and Earlswood Moathouse NR. Notable sightings from nearby areas may also be included.
Your sightings and counts would be gratefully received. Please email them with your name to the address below.
Contact
matt_avesmaster@hotmail.com
Key Earlswood links
Species lists for Earlswood area
Map of the Earlswood area
Sites in Earlswood
More Earlswood links
- Earlswood Wildlife Partnership
- EWP Newsletter Archive
- Earlswood Heritage Project
- Detailed map of Engine Pool
- Detailed map of Windmill Pool
- Earlswood & Forshaw Heath Bod
- Earlswood Lakes Craft Centre
- Article: Duck rescue
- Article: Scheme to improve lakes
- Article: Shock catch
- Article: Turtle turns up again
- Video: Earlswood turtle
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