Ventured out to Quainton Hill first thing, but the wind was really strong. For some reason, our street is very sheltered, and I often fail to appreciate how bad the weather is until I get out of my car at my destination!
3 roadside Wheatears before I'd even stopped the car raised my hopes, and I decided to check the fields before going up the hill. fields were quiet, and most of the hill top was too windy for anything to be seen. Even the sheltered areas where I had pinned my hopes were birdless. Found a Yellow Wagtail: back at the car!
Visited Foxcote in the early evening and had superb views of the Temminck's Stint that has been there for a few days. Stint then flew to far bank to give more typical views. Two Hobbies hunting over the distant treetops was quite spectacular, and ended the day looking frustratingly at a distant Wader that was in all likelihood one of the Wood Sandpipers that have been present at Foxcote for some time now. Just too far to be sure, even through another birder's 60x eyepiece.
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