An impressive sight I think you'd agree. I checked out the enormous reservoir with my bins and eventually picked out a couple of specks in the far distance that turned out to be the Species I was looking for...
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| Great Crested Grebes |
One of SIX Hoopoes in the car park area...
I then dropped down to Mandria to search for the reported Tawny Pipit, a bird I've always liked and haven't seen that many of. I gave it an hour searching the bowl and surrounding tracks but I couldn't find it. However significant compensation was found when this little chap materialized right at the side of my car...
It was walking around on the sand, picking away at insects with no water in sight!
After lunch we returned to the Sewage Works (how romantic). I wanted to check out the ploughed field. Sure enough they had tiller it fine and it now looks ideal habitat for the coming weeks.I could now see 12 Spur-winged Plovers...clearly! Unfortunately the first pool was now dry as the Tractor was no longer there. More luck at the second though, which still has water and produced a Trip Tick...
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| Nice comparison |
Another Site worth repeat visits.
We finished off back at Mandria. Unfortunately the Beach Bar was closed due to low temperature (for here) but Louise sat on a sheltered spot and did her puzzles while I had another look around the area.
A potato field was being harvested giving yet more improved habit for tired migrants. After around an hour I'd covered a multitude of tracks with no significant sightings. I then saw a movement at the side of the car...
I'd found it!!! This Species goes into the "you should see but could easily not see" catagory!
Luck or earned? Whichever, I was elated with this find/re-find. I spent a wonderful 15 minutes with this cracking Bird before returning to the Beach Bar...
As we left I noticed a cloud of Birds in the field to my right. More Yellow Wagtails... hundreds of them! I never tire of this spectacle. The day was finished off nicely when a Quail decided to "whet-its-lips" on departure.
Trip Total - 71 Species
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