Hobby

An unusual summer visitor over the reservoir & surrounding districts.

11/10/62 - Single bird,. (DEP)

03/09/64 - Single bird. (DEP)

11/08/66 - Single bird. (DEP)

10/07/69 - Single bird. (DEP)

07/09/74 - Single bird seen over reservoir

??/09/77 - Single bird

12/09/85 - Single bird

08/08/86 - Single bird. Single birds Seen again on 31/08 & 02/09

28/08/91 - Single bird

06/09/98 - Single bird. (HCS). Single bird seen again on 26/09 (DWH) & (AJB)

16/07/01 - Single bird (KGH)

18/08/02 - Single bird

02/05/03 - Single bird

03/05/04 - Single bird also seen on 04/05 and 06/05

06/09/04 - Single bird

28/04/05 - Single bird chasing Martins

15/08/06 - Single bird

28/05/07 - Single bird

2011 - Records from nearby in May and June, but none over the reservoir itself

2012 - 1 chasing Martins on 25/08 and another on 08/09

2014 - 1 flew over Buttercup Meadow on 13/06 (KGH)

2015 - 1 on 05/05 (AG)

2016 - 1 on 19/08 and another on 04/10 (PT)

2023 - 1 possible at twilight on 17/05