A couple of notable records on Snakey yesterday.
Firstly, a new addition in the form of a Great Spotted Woodpecker taking a drink from a roadside pool. The bird then flew to a nearby telegraph pole allowing me a pic...
Bizarrely I'd seen Green Woodpecker (a Rarity) at this Site before Great Spotted!!!?
The afternoon's Dog Walk produced a surprise Quail (P.102, H.81) singing from a Wheat field. Only my 2nd record for the Village but my 1st "self-found", making it all the sweeter! I just made it, as many of the fields have already been harvested!
Earlier I took Bud up to Cliff Farm checking the Gulls out on the way. I couldn't find a single Mediterranean!?
I continued on to Skeffling. I was tempted to look for the Stone Curlew but the small group near the hide seemed "less than focused", so I made my way up onto the floodbank car park. It turned up at Sammy's Point later in the day and is still present at Skeffling as I write. The tide was out and there were a few Waders present, which allowed an opportunity for a nice comparison between Curlew and Whimbrel (P.103)...
A closer shot of the Whimbrel showing the "hooked bill"...
...c20 Little Egrets also drifted East.
There's a chance of an early returning Migrant from now on...which helps sharpen the focus...
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