June 2021 Summary
UK Species Year List to June 2021: 102
Total UK Species in June 2021: 86
New “Year Ticks” in June 2021: 23
New “Life Ticks” in June 2021: 0
The birding group’s second outing since re-forming was to Burton Mere Wetlands on 3rd July 2021 where we got a pair of Curlew Sandpipers and a pair of Green Woodpeckers. The hides at the reserve are open again but you still have to social distance and wear masks so not yet back to normal. We also got a year tick Dunlin.
On the 10th June we met up with some friends and stayed overnight near Holmfirth so we had two chances to drop in at RSPB Dove Stone – once on our way there on the 10th June and once on our way back on the 11th June. Each time we got fantastic views of a Wood Warbler singing as it flew along it’s territory, pausing at various trees to make a burst of song. We also got Willow Warbler and a Jay. We even got a pair of Spotted FLychatchers in the woods and plenty of Thrushes and a Peregrine. It was a great couple of visits and gave us Peregrine, Wood Warbler and Jay year ticks
The highlight of the month was a three day trip to North Wales taking in Little Orme, RSPB Conwy, Cemlyn Bay, Holyhead Fish Dock, RSPB South Stack, Bodnant Gardens, Llanferfechan and Gronant Dunes. In all we got seventeen year ticks and fifty-eight species.
In our garden, the Grey Wagtails have disappeared since we ran out of mealworms (can’t get supply at reasonable cost due to pandemic) We see a pair of Dunnocks every morning but the birds are a bit skulking at the moment. Saw an adult Robin with no tail – presumably moulting. Have seen a juvenile Blackbird and juvenile Goldfinch
Year Ticks for June 2021
| No | Sighting |
| 1 | Curlew Sandpiper at Burton Mere Wetlands 3rd June 2021 |
| 2 | Dunlin at Burton Mere Wetlands 3rd June 2021 |
| 3 | Jay at Dove Stone Reservoir 10th June 2021 |
| 4 | Peregrine at Dove Stone Reservoir 10th June 2021 |
| 5 | Wood Warbler at Dove Stone Reservoir 10th June 2021 |
| 6 | Pied Wagtail at Dove Stone Reservoir 11th June 2021 |
| 7 | Guillemot at Little Orme 15th June 2021 |
| 8 | Razorbill at Little Orme 15th June 2021 |
| 9 | Common Gull at Little Orme 15th June 2021 |
| 10 | Fulmar at Little Orme 15th June 2021 |
| 11 | Little Grebe at RSPB Conwy 15th June 2021 |
| 12 | Bullfinch at RSPB Conwy 15th June 2021 |
| 13 | Black Guillemot at Cemlyn Bay 15th June 2021 |
| 14 | Arctic Tern at Cemlyn Bay 15th June 2021 |
| 15 | Common Tern at Cemlyn Bay 15th June 2021 |
| 16 | Sandwich Tern at Cemlyn Bay 15th June 2021 |
| 17 | Linnet at South Stack 16th June 2021 |
| 18 | Eider at Llanferfechan 16th June 2021 |
| 19 | Red Kite at Groes Inn 16th June 2021 |
| 20 | Raven at Groes Inn 17th June 2021 |
| 21 | Little Tern 17th June 2021 |
| 22 | Skylark 17th June 2021 |
| 23 | Ringed Plover 17th June 2021 |