Wednesday, 5 March 2008

first migrants--a tick and a half



things are certainly on the move; last week there were 7 Stonechats west of the bridge with a further 5 on Waters' Edge; today the WE flock held 6 birds with a further pair on the foreshore; of the two Rock Pipits that appeared today one was a stunning littoralis (surely worth at least half a tick) while the other looks as if it may have been (pic above); the Mealy Redpoll on WEdge was showing rather well (shots on Pewit) and the site also produced the first Chiffchaff of the year, an expected March list addition taking the annual tally to 112
Other local goodies still present are the two Long-tailed Ducks (above) plus the Red-throated Diver

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