Peter Jones, "Hampshire Diary"
• Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Green Sandpiper, Luzborough Lane
Have visited a small overgrown paddock a few times this week in the hope of hearing Grasshopper Warbler or Nightingale.. the field has held both briefly in the past but no luck so far this spring. In fact, a dawn walk to this paddock and around the Dog Walkers's field got me very little. A small group of Wheatears had been seen in the dog walkers' field a day or two ago.. I saw a brief tail end of one.
The day turned out ok though, with two Ravens over the house midday, and a smart looking, very distant, Green Sandpiper at the flooded field off Luzborough Lane. It took my 50x eyepiece to nail decent views of it. Nice that this pond has finally produced something after all the visits I have made. The water level seems to be holding up well this spring, so still time for more birds to drop in, especially since the Skidmore fields were completely dry last time I looked a couple of weeks ago. Surprised that Yellow Wagtail is such a rarity round the village, and indeed the Test Valley in general. This field probably has a good chance of one. |
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