Spotted Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Salford Priors Peregrine
Two Turnstones
Northern Wheatear
Ringed Plover & Dunlin
Nice sunset on way home
Northern Wheatear
Northern Wheatear
Northern Wheatear
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
There were three new visitors to Salford Priors on Sunday upon arrival. One was a Spotted Redshank and the other two were Noel & Ann Hand from Bidford who had found my blog and given our recent good run of birds thought they would call in and take a look for themselves. Hope they both become regulars and help our regular coverage of the site.
The Spotted Redshank was fairly smart in it's appearance and is the first Autumn record for the species at site. The bird fed on Pophills before taking flight over to the main pit. I put the news out early to West Midland birding so it was good to see all the regulars and a few twitchers taking advantage of the latest arrival.
A large flock of birds came through the willows which included 40 Long-tailed Tits, 30+ Chiffchaff, Great Tits, 15 Black Caps and 3 Sedge Warbler.
Moving across the site I watched a Peregrine chase a Black-tailed Godwit above the middle lagoon. The Godwit kept rising in height to frustrate the Peregrine who eventually gave up and went off hunting easier prey.
Other Sunday sightings included 40 Little Grebe, 8 Green Sandpipers, 4 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Shoveler, 65 Tufted Ducks, 16 Cormorant and a Kingfisher which seems to have moved into the old workings lagoon.
In other visits this week a second Turnstone arrived with 5 Dunlin & 9 Ringed Plover. Whilst a Northern Wheatear was present on Friday and Saturday.
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