A phone call from Tim Marlow on Saturday morning had Dee and I making a short stop at Napton for a look at a
Redstart Tim had located. Although Dee managed a good view of the bird on the gated road that runs down to the old quarry, I only managed a fleeting glimpse before the bird went into cover. Thermals over the hill had a mixture of four
Raven and seven
Buzzard circling during our stay.
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| Still Blackcaps to be found |
Sunday at Brandon Marsh still had excellent numbers of
Wigeon on East Marsh Pool and a
Peregrine made a brief appearance, before making off empty handed. A single
Green Sandpiper flew off as we approached the screen area and a half dozen
Snipe were recorded around the reserve. A few warblers still to be found, these included a brace of both
Blackcap and
Chiffchaff, plus a late
Reed Warbler in the reeds in front of Big hide. Visible migration was ongoing with over three dozen
Skylark, thirty odd
Linnet, a couple of
Siskin and at few
Meadow Pipit, three
Grey Wagtail were also noted, with two over central marsh and a single near the farm area.
