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What to look for in July

Generally a quiet month, most autumn migration starting in August. There can however be some movement of terns and waders.

July is a good month to assess the breeding success of the Great Crested Grebe.

Common Scoter has been seen twice in July.

One Osprey has been seen in July.

Common Sandpipers often reappear in July after an absence in June.

Dunlin are unusual visitors that sometimes turn up in July.

The first 'autumn' Green Sandpipers may be seen in July.

One of the two records of Little Ringed Plover was in July.

Common Tern numbers peak over the next three months

Kingfishers often bring their young to the reservoir in July after breeding elsewhere.

This is a fantastic month for Butterflies and Grasshoppers in the meadows.

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