An Ingbirchworth tour today with the first port of call being the reservoir with the dam wall being the first stop for passage waders but alas there was none, so I went round to the inlet side to bag my first patch Willow Warbler of the year along with Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Little Grebe, Coot and a few Mallards. On then to Whitley Common for a hoped for Wheatear but alas no Wheatears either but a few common stuff like Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Skylark, Linnet and Chaffinch
Male Chaffinch Whitley Common
I moved on then back to Cheesegate Nab for Ring Ouzel I had seen from the HBW website that there was 1 bird still around so since I was passing I dropped in to find not 1 but 2 birds along with Jackdaws and a few more Willow Warblers [ 1 still present Sat 17th along with a Wheatear]
I was hoping then for a Redstrart from my last site but extensive searching didnt reveal 1 there was however plenty more Willow Warblers and a Goshawk [140], but due to the sensitivity of this bird I cant reveal where I was because there are still idiots among us.
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