Tuesday 16th September: Yellow Wagtail, Tufted Duck & Golden Plover
This morning, the period of high pressure continues with once more not a breath of wind though rather overcast.
The dearth of waders continues with none seen at all. Plenty of wigeon with about 300 birds now present. Increasing numbers of gadwall, teal and shoveler also. The female TUFTED DUCK still present so she must be finding something to feed on. A couple of YELLOW WAGTAILS down with the cattle to the south end of the Meadow. A few warblers around in the hedges and just a few house martins around.
Elsewhere, on Farmoor a rather nice spotted redshank spent much of the day there yesterday.
Lunch-time update: the GOLDEN PLOVER (about 10) back on the floods. Also a kingfisher along the ditch outside Burgess Field NR.
The dearth of waders continues with none seen at all. Plenty of wigeon with about 300 birds now present. Increasing numbers of gadwall, teal and shoveler also. The female TUFTED DUCK still present so she must be finding something to feed on. A couple of YELLOW WAGTAILS down with the cattle to the south end of the Meadow. A few warblers around in the hedges and just a few house martins around.
Elsewhere, on Farmoor a rather nice spotted redshank spent much of the day there yesterday.
Lunch-time update: the GOLDEN PLOVER (about 10) back on the floods. Also a kingfisher along the ditch outside Burgess Field NR.