With light southerlies today and migrants turning up everywhere, I was hoping for something a little more interesting at Barnes this afternoon. An Osprey perhaps? Okay, just a Wheatear would be nice! I had to settle for 2 House Martins and a Barn Swallow over, which were my first of the year, but not much else. I missed a Little Ringed Plover yet again, but had 4+ Sand Martins, 8 Redshank, 5 Chiffchaff and 3 Common Snipe and the summer plumage Water Pipit was still on the Main Lake. 9 Wigeon, 24 Gadwall, 19 Pochard, 49 Shoveler and 30 Teal are still hanging on, but Tufted Duck numbers remain fairly high with 145 present. Also had extremely close views of 2 Water Voles - presumably some of the reintroduced animals.
Just found out that an Osprey and 2 Curlew flew over Beddington Farmlands today - damn! Click here for some excellent vis-mig shots.
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