Tuesday 19 September 2023

Waders, Dale airfield

A very blustery couple of hours to check the airfield and scrub. Waders in numbers on the southern side of the stony field and intersection, too windy to check the other end without the scope shaking uncontrollably. Min 80 Ringed plover, 25 Dunlin, 4 Curlew sandpiper, 4 Turnstone, 2 Golden plover and a Little stint was a first here for me. Might be worth a look in the morning if the wind eases really hard to keep optics steady even kneeling down in the lee of a bank. 

Otherwise 50 Goldfinch, 20 Pied wagtail, only a handful of pipit and 2 Wheatear. A large looking warbler too fast and into the blackthorn before I could get the binoculars on it gave me hope but despite a good look nothing else.