Thursday, April 26, 2012
Dorney
I was on my own this evening for a drier but much windier walk than yesterday. Four common terns were hunting up and down the river, seemingly picking insects off the surface of the water rather than diving for fish. One common sandpiper and a little egret were seen, and a cuckoo, a redshank and a green sandpiper were heard (I still haven't managed to see a green sandpiper this year). I could make out only one wheatear on the north bank.
On the common however, I could see quite a few wheatears running about near the stream. A woman with two dogs chased them towards the road, some landing just by the road, others flying over it.
The wheatears eventually all flew back over the road, and I counted ten. Several of them were beautifully peachy. There was also a flock of linnets.
// posted by Christine @ 12:34 PM 
