Wednesday 28th May: Wood sandpiper still + oystercatchers & garganey
Overnight yet more rain. This morning a fine drizzle, heavy cloud and mist made it look more like autumn than spring though it was quite warm.
This morning the WOOD SANDPIPER was still in the same place in the flooded grass close to the Burgess Field NR gate. Over at the other end of the north channel there was a mixed flock of 4 RINGED PLOVER and 4 DUNLIN though they took flight quite soon. A pair of OYSTERCATCHERS flew in and landed briefly on the grass before taking off again. They may be the same pair from yesterday though this time without their companion.
The COMMON TERN still hunting over the floods and a distant CUCKOO was heard in the Burgess Field direction.
Still the large number of mute swans and gadwalls. Also plenty of lapwings, black-headed gulls, starlings, wood pidgeons, jackdaws and carrion crows.
Late in the evening (8:30pm) the drake GARGANEY was back on the floods.
The wood sandpiper still in the flooded grass © Adam Hartley
This morning the WOOD SANDPIPER was still in the same place in the flooded grass close to the Burgess Field NR gate. Over at the other end of the north channel there was a mixed flock of 4 RINGED PLOVER and 4 DUNLIN though they took flight quite soon. A pair of OYSTERCATCHERS flew in and landed briefly on the grass before taking off again. They may be the same pair from yesterday though this time without their companion.
The COMMON TERN still hunting over the floods and a distant CUCKOO was heard in the Burgess Field direction.
Still the large number of mute swans and gadwalls. Also plenty of lapwings, black-headed gulls, starlings, wood pidgeons, jackdaws and carrion crows.
Late in the evening (8:30pm) the drake GARGANEY was back on the floods.
The wood sandpiper still in the flooded grass © Adam Hartley