I was back at Grimley yesterday afternoon for the first time in two weeks, and what a difference those two weeks seem to have made. More spring migrants have arrived, with
Sedge Warblers singing from the reedbeds, a
Common Tern fishing on the main lake and up to 4
Common Sandpipers feeding along the shoreline.
As I'd been hoping, amongst the 'commoners' were some fantastically scarce inland migrants, including a Whimbrel that had done the right thing and stayed overnight for moi, after it had originally been found on Sunday. It spent most of its time associated with a very flighty Curlew, which also happened to be my first on the Pits...
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Whimbrel |
There were some seriously jaw-dropping wagtails present, with an obliging Yellow and two White Wagtails feeding along the western shoreline...
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Yellow Wagtail |
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White Wagtail |
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Common Whitethroat |
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... Hopefully the swarms of these currently emerging will entice a few more birds onto the Pits by the end of the week. |
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