I knew this would happen. With the Green-winged Teal stubbornly refusing to leave, visiting birders are starting to find stuff.
Today it was a Red Kite which was seen by Mike and also Matt Griffiths and A N Other as it spent at least five minutes flying in the air space over Bannam's Wood. I have since heard a report that there might have been two Red Kites, but I'm not sure of the details.
I gather there are now two Little Ringed Plovers in residence.
Meanwhile, some good news and bad news for Mike. He added Sand Martin to his patch list, with birds over both Haselor and Lower Spernal Farm Pool, but then heard from a householder at Spernal that a Red Kite had been seen there on Tuesday.
With any luck the Kite(s) will still be in the area at the weekend.
Where is Morton Bagot? I'm not sure how unfamiliar you may be with the area, but Morton Bagot is just east of Redditch. To get to see the flash, and hopefully the GWT, park on the road somewhere near Church Farm at SP112647, then follow the footpath west across two fields and through two small gates until you get to a point where you will be able to view the flashes through the hedge at SP105646. Please do not enter the flash field as it would, a. upset the farmer, and b. flush everything.
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