Monday 15th September: Tufted Duck & Sparrowhawk
Another good morning with the weather: perhaps we are going to get an Indian summer.
Once more a marked absence of waders with only a few SNIPE visible and no golden plover. Even more wigeon around than yesterday and reasonable numbers of gadwall, shoveler and teal as well. There was a single female TUFTED DUCK diving away in the middle. I'm not sure what fish are left there so it probably won't stay long. The birds were all put up as a female SPARROWHAWK flew low over towards Burgess Field NR, passing back again some five minutes later.
A nuthatch was calling from the hedgerow and there were a few willow/chaffs calling as well. A couple of MEADOW PIPITS flew overhead.
Two wigeon and a preening swan on the flooded grass © Adam Hartley
Once more a marked absence of waders with only a few SNIPE visible and no golden plover. Even more wigeon around than yesterday and reasonable numbers of gadwall, shoveler and teal as well. There was a single female TUFTED DUCK diving away in the middle. I'm not sure what fish are left there so it probably won't stay long. The birds were all put up as a female SPARROWHAWK flew low over towards Burgess Field NR, passing back again some five minutes later.
A nuthatch was calling from the hedgerow and there were a few willow/chaffs calling as well. A couple of MEADOW PIPITS flew overhead.
Two wigeon and a preening swan on the flooded grass © Adam Hartley