Sunday 31st August
A very misty start to the day first thing with visibility so poor that hardly anything could be seen. I was just able to make out the LITTLE EGRET (in the ditch still), the GREENSHANK and several SNIPE as well as some shoveler and teal but plenty more could well have been out there hidden in the mist.
The poor conditions meant that there were quite a few grounded warblers along the hedge bordering the Trap Ground allotments and Burgess Field NR. Several willow/chaffs and sedge warblers were spotted. Along the track back to Walton Well road the first of the season's meadow pipits was seen.
The long-staying greenshank (taken yesterday) © Steve Burch
The poor conditions meant that there were quite a few grounded warblers along the hedge bordering the Trap Ground allotments and Burgess Field NR. Several willow/chaffs and sedge warblers were spotted. Along the track back to Walton Well road the first of the season's meadow pipits was seen.
The long-staying greenshank (taken yesterday) © Steve Burch