Thursday, November 01, 2012
The first thing I did on arriving at the gap in the hedge from which you can view the Eton Wick flood was to flush a green sandpiper. This was embarrassing as a birder was already present, scanning the pool from the wetlands bank (although I'm not sure how you can avoid startling the birds when you approach from the road).
Anyway, I went off and explored the flood on the common and then returned to the stream when the other birder had gone. To my surprise, the sandpiper flew back to the spot it had flown from and foraged there for some time - only flying off when some people passed by talking.
Three grey wagtails were very vocal and active near the weir, two Cetti's warblers were muttering, and at least two water rails were gently squealing along the Jubilee River.
// posted by Christine @ 10:31 AM 
