Port Meadow Birding

An absolutely gorgeous start to Saturday morning with bright sunshine and clear blue sky. An early morning visit to the Meadow found a couple of OYSTERCATCHERS flying around and calling. They later landed briefly on the floods where I was able to take a record shot. Apart from that there were two skylarks fighting and a few linnets and green finches on the Meadow itself as well as a RED KITE which was sitting on the ground near the mound to the north of the floods before flapping off. The odd painted lady was still passing through. There were a couple of lapwings present first thing though they soon departed.

Within Burgess Field the CETTI'S WARBLER was still singing occasionally so it's good to know that it is still around. Apart from that the usual warblers, finches, reed buntings and green woodpeckers were all seen or heard.
One of the two oystercatchers briefly on the floods © Adam Hartley