Ive been going down to my local patch every lunchtime this week
in the hope of finding some migrants coming in.
The best I came up with during the week were
the Brent Geese flock had now increased to 22.
I found a Bar tailed Godwit at Derbyhaven on the 16th and best of all
today (18th) I was scanning through several Rock pipits at the Flying club,
at least 8 of the birds were Scandinavian Rock Pipits and there were also a couple of Meadow Pipits here, when I came across another Brown pipit
but it was a touch duller. The double white wingbar stood out, as did its white super. Underneath it was very clean and whitish. With hardly any streaks on the flanks. The chest was streaked. I stayed on this bird trying to get the clincher and luckily for me at one point it preened and fanned its tail.
A white outer and a white tip to the next tail feather in ment I was looking at a non breeding plumage Water pipit!!
Ive spent all winter going through Pipits at various locations hoping for a Water Pipit and I finally found one. Well chuffed.