Strong south-westerlies with rain did not deter me from an early start along the dam followed by a wander around the sludge lagoon area...
The highlight was a male
Golden Oriole that flew across Diddington Wood to the east of the dam in the early morning but not seen after the initial sighting. Interestingly there were subsequently reports of three Golden Orioles from different sites in Cambridgeshire on 18 May and from central England generally during May.
Otherwise interest was provided by a flava wagtail with a pale grey crown, mantle and scapulars and showing a bright yellow super, interesting and almost certainly a hybrid but of what parentage? certainly not the standard 'Channel Wagtail' type....
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| flava wagtail sp |
c 27 Common Terns, 2 Turnstones and 3 Sanderling on the dam with 4 of the latter through NE, 4 Avocets on the sludge beds, c 135 Swifts, c150 Barn Swallows,2 Wheatears, a male Whinchat, 23 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Tree Pipits, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 11 singing Lesser Whitethroats.
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| Sanderling |
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