After the heavy snow (!)
had moved through I walked along the river from Buildwas to Leighton and back
again where the highlight was probably my first 5 Redstarts of the year – four males (three of which were singing);
other birds included 2 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpipers, 3 Oystercatchers, 17
Goosanders, 6 Mandarin and a Kingfisher.
I then finally got round to twitching the singing IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF near Granville CP in Telford, it showed fantastically
well almost as soon as I got there, singing and feeding right in front of us
down to a few metres, shaking its whole body as it finished the distinctive
trill at the end of its song.
A look at Venus Pool mid-afternoon just produced a
smart male Yellow Wagtail, a female Redstart along the hedge round the top
field and the pair of Wigeon still hanging on.
Redstart
Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail
Sand Martins
Common Sandpiper
Oystercatcher
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