Abberton Resevoir and Friday Woods.Essex

Returned my sister home so this gave me the opportunity to spend several hours at the above over three days. Well worth while with an increased year list and again all self found birds. I suppose in birding terms the best was two WHIMBREL which although 1 hour away in time, still took the same flight path away from the waters edge. I also had my first GREENSHANK which you can see in a few days as a vid clip. Also YELLOW WAGTAIL, and although the LITTLE RINGED PLOVER was not a first for the year it was good to see two together and again viewable in the next few days. A MARSH HARRIER which could be mistaken by some as an Osprey flew through It was a first summer bird but very light on top with an almost white head instead of buff. I managed to find a single LESSER WHITETHROAT at Friday Woods and also four NIGHTINGALES. I also had a pair of GREAT SPOTTED WOOD and a COMMON BUZZARD which is the first for the site for me since I was 13 years old.          Video link for Little Ringed Plover:  https://youtu.be/pMSDy38GfUw  

 

                                          
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