Wood Warbler
Treecreeper
Tree Pipit
Female Pied Flycatcher
Male Pied Flycatcher
Male Pied Flycatcher
Wood Warbler
Wood Warbler in great voice
With the reports of the American Bittern being sketchy and wind direction not great our planned trip was postponed so instead I headed to the Wyre Forest with Chris Lane knowing we would get cover from any wind.
Parking at Dry Mill Lane we were quickly rewarded when 20 Redpoll flew over the car. Edging along the old railway line we quickly recorded the regular species before adding Willow Warbler & Blackcaps. It did cross our minds that we were a little early for some migrants including Wood Warbler but this worry disappeared quickly as we picked up 12 singing males some very close to the path enabling us to get some amazing views.
The regular spot of Tree Pipit was closed off so we had to walk further along until we got some improved views of the Pipits displaying, on the ground and then one landed knee height enabling me to get a few shots which I've failed to do previously.
In the same area we found our first pair of Pied Flycatchers investigating two different boxes and giving the local Blue Tits a good chasing off when they showed interest. The views we were getting were just fantastic and it's easy to take for granted this amazing location is just 30 minutes from home.
A family of Raven past over followed by a calling Tawny Owl as we headed down to the Dowles Brook where a Grey Wagtail was feeding. We recorded Brimstone, Comma & Peacock butterflies along the brook. We had to work extra hard to find our only Dipper which was much further down than on previous visits.
Our full counts were as follows :- 12 Wood Warbler, 10 Pied Flycatcher, 8 Tree Pipits, Tawny Owl, 2 Marsh Tit, 20 Redpol & a Dipper. We didn't count Willow Warbler, Blackcap & other species.
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