A fairly cloudy morning with a very light north-westerly and some showers. The first decent bird of the day was a Red Kite which was drifting over from Bannams Wood when I was driving in (Ashley Grove saw it again later). I joined Dave who had been watching a small herd of Fallow Deer, and we set off to see what else was around.
The pool field contained a Green Sandpiper and a pair of Shelduck which flew to the flash field. As we walked around the pool field I found I could hear Avocets calling, and sure enough we found one on the furthest flash and a pair on the nearest.
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| Avocets |
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| Shelducks |
Adding to the spring-like feel were at least five Chiffchaffs. The flash field is still reluctant to give up its secrets. We could see about 20 Teal mainly on the furthest flash, but many more could have been present. A Brown Hare ran through the sedge flushing four Snipe in the process. I would love to know how many others are hidden away. There is now a pair of Lapwings displaying in the flash field, and another in the field which is now partly covered by tree guards. They shared the field with about 25 Meadow Pipits and a similar number of Goldfinches.
Try as we might, we couldn't find any Wheatears on site. I guess it's still a bit early.
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