The pattern of at least one new arrival each day has continued for the last week or two, and I hope it may it continue for some time yet!
Today it was a migrating greenshank which made an appearance by the flooded Bandiat. It flew around calling for several minutes and I never saw it actually land. Green sandpipers have been present most days but today's flock of seventeen birds was the largest gathering that I have ever come across.
The seven swans are still there.
The passerines in the flooded fields were mainly pipits and linnets and their numbers attracted the attention of a female merlin but the sortie which I witnessed failed to find a victim.
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