Wednesday 25 April 2012

Wednesday 25th April

With heavy rain forecast for most of the day, combined with the date, it didn’t take to much working out that it could be a good day bird wise. Shustoke is can be a magnet for Terns at this time of year and so it proved. In all there were up to six Common Tern, one Arctic Tern plus a Black Tern. Added to that an adult Little Gull (late afternoon only) it was a good day.

There were lots of hirundines, but strangely no House Martin, at least three Swift were also present. I had Marsh Tit singing and calling between the pools and a single Redshank was joined by two Oystercatchers late on.

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