That spring feeling continued when 2 Sand Martin flew in over Swineham at dusk, possibly having just arrived in to the harbour. The male Black Redstart was still behind the Thistle Hotel and a Great Northern Diver was off Baiter. We’ve also been carrying out some night monitoring work in the Piddle Valley and have been recording numerous Common Snipe, Coot, Little Grebe and Teal moving up (and out)? of the harbour.
Little Grebe – Night migrating trill call – Piddle Valley 16/02/19 @ 23:07
After a cloudy start, the new mini heatwave kicked in and a glorious day was to be had….
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