Distant Red Kite
Bank Holiday Monday Dunlin
Yellowhammer
With heavy rain falling and the wind changing to more a favourable direction both myself and Jon were hopeful of finding some new for the year at gravel pits on Sunday.
It was pretty much business as usual at Pophills with the Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper however the Oystercatcher's absence was noted.
As we headed across to the main pit two Swifts (my first of year at the pits) came through, I'm a huge Swift fan so it was great to see them back. It would be interesting to see if they nest locally.
On the main pit there were three Common Sandpipers, two Little Ringed Plovers and the pair of Shelduck. On the pit side a Cetti's Warbler was calling which is not a place we have heard them before.
Three Common Snipe were flushed from the old lagoon and meadow whilst we located 5 Lesser Whitethroats and 15 Sedge Warblers.
From the top of the bunds a Hobby came out to hunt close to the bypass whilst a Sparrowhawk flew high above the plantation. Another Cetti's was calling by the hidden pools whilst the local Linnet population seemed very busy in the gorse.
Before leaving we always make a habit of checking the pits again. As we reached the main pit two Red Kite flew into view which was brilliant as I personally have never seen them at the pits before. The Kites may well have drifted from Bredon Hill where they have been reported regularly.
Swift and Red Kite were the 105th and 106th species on the site this year by myself. Next Saturday see's us take on other Warwickshire sites in an all day bird race. Every one welcome to join in.
I did visit the site early on Bank Holiday morning where the only new arrivals were a Garden Warbler at the top of the reserve and 4 Dunlin that I managed to get a digiscoped image of.
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