With the wind firmly in the east, you might think there should be an opportunity to find something unusual.
Mike Holley had a go yesterday and did better than I did today. After a brief glimpse of the Black Redstart (which I could find no trace of today), he followed up with a Hobby, two Shovelers, 10 Snipe, about 55 Lapwings, and seven Green Sandpipers. Not bad at all.
This morning after dipping on the Black Redstart, I slogged round without seeing all that much. Several Chiffchaffs remained vocal and a few Swallows and a House Martin encouraged me to think that there may still be a few summer migrants around. I also saw a single Stonechat on the tree-guards.
The one brighter note was that the farmer has mowed or strimmed the flash field since my last visit, so it is now possible to see any ducks or waders which are there. I was reasonably happy with counts of three Green Sandpipers, 34 Lapwings, 45 Teal and 12 Snipe.
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| A few of the Snipe |
The Lapwings were quite jittery so I'm pretty sure there was a raptor about, maybe Mike's Hobby.
My gut feeling is that the Black Redstart has now gone, but you never know it could have been hiding somewhere.
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