Brading

Really strong winds from the west today and summer seems to have left us. A few sand martins over the marsh but little else. However something, a very skulking something, was making some calls, so I recorded it. A gropper came to my mind but not being overly familiar with their call it's only a guess. Not a great recording due to the strong winds.

(Edit: asked my experienced brother and he said it sounds like a gropper. Another experienced birder also agreed).



Earlier this year a spring gropper West high down:




Unrelated, but back in June whilst on holiday took some recordings. Funky sedge was just outside my bro's.
Plus some Crossbills g-liping..

Brading

Different day with sunny intervals. Nice walk, the usual Yar bridge to the north end of laundry lane:

2 lrp
1 marsh harrier

charadrius dubius

Brading today, (murky and drizzly)

6 little ringed plover and 3 green sands the highlights, plus 1 hobby.

Today

Heard 3 Siskin going over today, my first of the year on the island. Flocks have already been noted locally and generally along the south coast over the last couple of weeks.

Also yesterday from the car spotted a hobby flying over not far from home.

Brading

Stopped at Sandown canoe lake first to check over any gulls but the only really noteworthy one was a lone LBBG that bathed and then headed off north.

On to Brading and parked up near the Yar bridge and walked to laundry lane. Nothing new of note really, but a pleasant walk. Saw a snipe again.

 

Brading

Been back on the IOW nearly a week now.... unreal. Came back to a heatwave.

A snipe briefly seen today was probably recently in, 1st of the autumn. Brief view of a green sandpiper too. Juv buzzard calling. 1 hobby. Gorgeous day.