23rd Mar 2016: Rock Pipit

I was out early this morning and the only birds of any note were three Tufted Ducks at the reservoir and a further eight at the Borrow Pit pool. This is a really good number for here and I assume they are on passage at the moment. I met up with John and while only a couple of Meadow Pipits and a few Lesser Black-backs went over north we mused about what the next migrant to turn up would be.

We didn't have to wait long as John found a Rock Pipit at lunch time. I of course am happy for him but did swear a little bit as it is my patch bogey bird! It was still present at about 16:30 seen by Mark Ribbons, when there was also four Grey Wagtails around but John didn't see it again later during a quick look after 17:00. There was another, or possibly the same, Little Ringed Plover though.

Both photos courtesy and copyright of JFT