Had a look at Whixall Moss
in the morning where the majority of the birds of note were on the floods by
the canal with a male Ruff feeding
on the mud (only seen a couple in Shropshire before!), my first Cuckoo of the year singing away, a male
White Wagtail, a Common Sandpiper
and a couple of Little Ringed Plovers; the Mosses themselves were pretty quiet
as despite it being fairly sunny the brisk northerly wind was still very cold
with 3 Wheatears, a few Stonechats, plenty of singing Reed Buntings and some
displaying Curlews the only birds to mention.
The Meres were very quiet apart from 1000+ hirundines
over both The Mere and Colemere (mainly Sand Martins) – presumably northward
migrants held up by the cold northerly winds, a confiding drake Mandarin on The
Mere showing an unhealthy interest in the female Mallards and a Dunlin on Wood
Lane.
Sexy beast!
Willow Warbler
You ain't seen me, right!
And an honourable mention to this hard as nails Jackdaw which has been visiting our bird table and flying around despite its skull showing!
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