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The highlight of yesterdays walk around La Tache was probably the sighting of a hedge sparrow. Surprising, one might think but this species seems to be curiously scarce in these parts and this is the first that I have seen for many weeks.
The only sign of migration at present is the number of chiffchaffs that are in the hedges and fields. There are also many white wagtails on the ploughed land;  this is certainly seasonal but I don't know whether it is a feeding concentration or some kind of southerly movement.
Woodlarks were singing and I watched a sparrowhawk chase some skylarks and linnets across the plain.
The green sandpiper is still at La Poterie.