Main highlight today was my neighbour telling me there was a Hoopoe along Penn's Weare. And as luck would have it, it was still there when I arrived nearly 45 minutes later.
Below are a few photos and videos of it feeding in a gully here.
In the gully
Midway through this video it was spooked by a leaf and immediately raised its crest.
And up and away
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RSPB Radipole Lake
Earlier in the day I visited Radipole again. Main highlight was watching 50+ Sand Martins passing through. Still no swallows.
Birds Recorded:
2 Great Crested Grebe
4 Cormorant
4 Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Mallard
Gadwall
Tufted Duck
Water Rail (two heard)
Moorhen
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
50+ Sand Martin
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
8 Cetti's Warbler
5 Chiffchaff (all singing)
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Reed Bunting
A pair of Great Crested Grebes
There were at least 4 Grey Herons flying around the reserve
And some great comparisons here. In the foreground are two Great Black-backed Gulls, top right two Herring Gulls and top left two Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
General Shots
The River Wey winding its way through the reserve.
Ted and Theo
Ted and Theo watching the Tufted Ducks.