Tuesday 1 April 2008

Little Ringed Plovers - it's been a long time?


Male Little Ringed Plover


Female Little Ringed Plover


White Wagtail

I've been watching a pair of Little Ringed Plovers the last couple of days. It's been a while since this species has graced the meadows, in the early eighties they bred for a number of years on the southern section but since then they have been few and far between. I still haven't seen a Willow Warbler which is a bit of a surprise as they seem to be everywhere else? The Buzzards are frequently in the skies which is great to see but no sign of the Red Kites. A male Wheatear stopped off briefly on the Southern fields and there are still a couple of White Wagtails knocking about. Todays latest additions were a couple of Sand Martins which cruised through around midday. Waiting for the next wave, coming soon no doubt!

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