Cloudy to begin with but increasing sun and warmth (yes in July!), southerly breeze.
Just as Friday was Ring Ouzel day in the spring (see here) it seem that on very early 'autumn' migration Friday is now Greenshank day.
Four weeks to the day that a single bird appeared, a site first (see here) another one, or possibly two were on site this afternoon.
The first was located on the main area of water fraternising with three Green Sandpipers, while later what may well have been a different bird was in the inlet where rain has refilled some of the old pools. It may have been the changing light but one bird certainly look lighter and sleeker than the 'other' and having commuted between inlet and lakeside twice it thought it must be one clever wader to follow me on both occasions. Hard to be 100% though but i'll settle for the one anyway. Pics below. A single Common Sandpiper was also briefly on the main pools.
Also on site around a dozen Terns (no doubt Commons but who knows) in the mixed gull flock which have found a new home in the new deeply dug area behind the original wader pit.
A flock of 50+ Lapwing put in an appearance before being spooked while the Kestrel continues to make a nuisance of himself. In the top field the Canada Goose flock continues to grow and the two groups are now numbering over 70 birds.
All Greenshank pics below taken today at Manor Farm...
Kestrel - Birdguides
Kestrel - BTO
Kestrel - RSPB
Kestrel - Wiki
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