Thursday, 19 February 2026

Early WeBs to thwart the rain! Millin Pill



Grabbed the opportunity of a dry morning (as did David O at Sprinkle Pill) to get the WeBs done, which even in dull weather is a beautiful site. 

Wildfowl numbers were fairly average with 74 Mallard, 70 Teal, and 10 Greylags, couple of  Shelduck and a single Little Grebe, but it was nice to see 2 Green Sands and a Common Sand at the top of the Pill, both new for the year for me,

The 2 Green Sands together 

Other waders included 7 Snipe, 2 Greenshanks, and 20 Redshank. Good to see 4 adult Herons around the mini heronry there and other signs of spring included a Buzzard carrying nest material,  multiple vociferous Song Thrushes, and a Mistle Thrush in full voice!

A lone Redwing that flew out of some trees when I arrived was the only winter thrush.