Monday 24th March
Very cold but bright for my visit between 6.30 and 8am today, at last the wind has dropped.
A Green Sandpiper was on the scrape and the first of 6 Chiffchaff was singing as I started my walk. Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker were calling, with the latter drumming. I crossed the railway and walked along the Medway, 2 Lesser Black Backs were on the river as well as 6 Teal and a few Stock Dove were around. The first of 5 Cettis called.
Brooklands Lake had 20+ sand martin zooming around over it and along the Millstream I added 3 Sparrowhawk and a Grey Wagtail, and at last, a Little Egret (77 for the year) on the scrape, my first here for the year - although it has been present for weeks.
A Green Sandpiper was on the scrape and the first of 6 Chiffchaff was singing as I started my walk. Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker were calling, with the latter drumming. I crossed the railway and walked along the Medway, 2 Lesser Black Backs were on the river as well as 6 Teal and a few Stock Dove were around. The first of 5 Cettis called.
Brooklands Lake had 20+ sand martin zooming around over it and along the Millstream I added 3 Sparrowhawk and a Grey Wagtail, and at last, a Little Egret (77 for the year) on the scrape, my first here for the year - although it has been present for weeks.
SAND MARTIN - BROOKLANDS LAKE
posted by Steve @ 9:08 am
3 comments
3 Comments:
Sounds like you great day, with some super species being seen. You've taken some fantastic photos of the Sand Martin in flight!
Hi Steve,
Nice Sand Martin flight shots. I was round on Firday, and Monday from 7.45-11 so must have just missed you! It was nice to see (and hear!) the chiff chaffs - they don't seem to have made it to P'boro yet.
Hope you had a good Easter.
Greg
I just love those sand martin shots steve, gives me some real enthusiasm to get out and look around my patch - wish I had a decent lake!
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