Tuesday, 30 August 2016

West high down Wryneck and pied fc

Productive morning along WHD's north fence line in gorgeous weather. Highlights: 1 wryneck and 1 pied fly. Many warblers to sift through. And tripits over.
Willow warbler 22; tree pipits 17; yellow wagtail 1; alba wagtail 1 (first autumn one for me). Blackcap 2.




pied fly and willow warbler




wryneck - showed reasonably well for a wryneck, though unfortunately into the sunlight, and it did disappear in a more typically wryneck fashion.



tree pipits - briefly landing



Looking north from west high down



Short vid of wryneck




Afternoon: stopped at Brading and soon picked up an osprey over the marsh. Dodgy record shot and it kept its distance. Also one juv hobby hawking.


osprey record shot


migrant hawker - probably what the hobby had its eye on




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