Thursday 9 April 2009

Update: Water Pipit confirmed (plus White Wagtail)

Thursday April 9th 2009 - Morning - 10:00am

Si Nicholls confirmed Water Pipit present, plus he has male White Wagtail on site.

Links:
White Wagtail - Birdguides

2 comments:

  1. Hi Chris

    Yes I was lucky enough to be able to confirm the Water Pipit , its in transitional plumage , showing a nice warm brown unstreaked back and rump, Light streaking on the upper breast which was off white , slight blueish cast on head with obvious white Supercillia , Pale legs , yellow base to lower mandible. Double white wing bars also noted as were clean white outer tail feathers. Also Present were 4+ Meadow Pipits, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Male White Wagtails , 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plovers and a Pair of Teal. The Shelducks were doing their very best to kill the Teals ;-)

    No Wheatears present when I was there at 10:05 ?

    Thanks for the heads up about the Pipit

    Simon

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  2. Funnily enough, the Wheatear was in exactly the same spot at lunchtime when I arrived, mud hillocks along sides of 'road' down into the excavation, then obligingly (is that a word?) as we had just lost site of the WP it came and landed right in front of Paul, Nik and myself at Godwit Corner.

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