Wednesday 23rd April: Arctic Terns + Little Ringed Plovers
warm, sunny spells, light breeze. Lots of migrant interest at present, it's a real purple patch.
On the floods: 2 ARCTIC TERNS still present, 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER early evening, 2 dunlin in summer plumage, 6 ruff with some males now starting to grow their ruffs, 1 grey heron, a few teal and the odd widgeon and shoveler.
OXB: 1 COMMON TERN chased off by the two arctics.
In corridor between river and floods: 1 WHITE WAGTAIL, no sign of the blue-headed wagtail from yesterday evening, 1 PEREGRINE over briefly at lunch-time, 3 YELLOW WAGTAILS
In Burgess Field: 2 COMMON WHITETHROAT (OXB), 2 GRASSHOPPER WARBLERS reeling late evening.
On the floods: 2 ARCTIC TERNS still present, 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER early evening, 2 dunlin in summer plumage, 6 ruff with some males now starting to grow their ruffs, 1 grey heron, a few teal and the odd widgeon and shoveler.
OXB: 1 COMMON TERN chased off by the two arctics.
In corridor between river and floods: 1 WHITE WAGTAIL, no sign of the blue-headed wagtail from yesterday evening, 1 PEREGRINE over briefly at lunch-time, 3 YELLOW WAGTAILS
In Burgess Field: 2 COMMON WHITETHROAT (OXB), 2 GRASSHOPPER WARBLERS reeling late evening.