Thursday 18th September: Sparrowhawk & Black-tailed Godwit
This morning still calm but rather overcast and slightly misty.
Just the "default" birds this morning though the TUFTED DUCK was still present. The SPARROWHAWK flew over putting up some of the duck. Still plenty of warblers in the hedges including a very tatty-looking blackcap and a singing chiffchaff.
Late afternoon update: at least 8 SNIPE on the north shore and a BLACK-TAILED GODWIT feeding on south shore. Based on the last two days it seems that currently late afternoon is a good time to see some waders which are presumably stopping off after a hard day's travel.
Autumn Mallards © Adam Hartley
Just the "default" birds this morning though the TUFTED DUCK was still present. The SPARROWHAWK flew over putting up some of the duck. Still plenty of warblers in the hedges including a very tatty-looking blackcap and a singing chiffchaff.
Late afternoon update: at least 8 SNIPE on the north shore and a BLACK-TAILED GODWIT feeding on south shore. Based on the last two days it seems that currently late afternoon is a good time to see some waders which are presumably stopping off after a hard day's travel.
Autumn Mallards © Adam Hartley