Friday 4th April 2008: Grey, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers
The day started with thick fog and no visibility over the floods. Once it had burnt off though it was a warm, calm and sunny day.
Most of the wildfowl have now left. There are still some shoveler and a few teal and widgeon around and tonight quite a few gadwall and just 2 Shelduck. There was also a grey heron hunting on the floods. Still no sign of any garganey though.
This evening there was some good wader action: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER, 2 RINGED PLOVERS (OXB), 1 GREY PLOVER, c. 250 golden plover and a few lapwings nearly makes the entire plover set! There were also 4 Ruff, 6+ Redshank.
Also 4 sand martins, 5+ Swallows.
1 Willow Warbler singing in Burgess Field (OXB).
Black-headed Gulls & Golden Plover © Steve Bell
Most of the wildfowl have now left. There are still some shoveler and a few teal and widgeon around and tonight quite a few gadwall and just 2 Shelduck. There was also a grey heron hunting on the floods. Still no sign of any garganey though.
This evening there was some good wader action: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER, 2 RINGED PLOVERS (OXB), 1 GREY PLOVER, c. 250 golden plover and a few lapwings nearly makes the entire plover set! There were also 4 Ruff, 6+ Redshank.
Also 4 sand martins, 5+ Swallows.
1 Willow Warbler singing in Burgess Field (OXB).
Black-headed Gulls & Golden Plover © Steve Bell