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Another glorious afternoon with bright sunshine though there was a stiff easterly breeze blowing today. It seems a while since I have been to Woolmer Pond and I was hoping for a good selection of migrants and Woodlark.
Arriving around 1pm, I took a walk anti-clockwise because the red flag were up therefore the firing range was active. Almost immediately I heard both Willow Warbler and Common Whitethroat in song and the latter was well seen while the former never showed. The Common Whitethroat sang well from an exposed perch by the edge of the Pond with another bird seen at the north end of the Pond. A male Redstart was seen well perched on the fence and then flew off into the trees. A afurther two more birds were seen at the north end, this time a pair in which the male burst into song now and then.
The water level seemed a little high and therefore no sign of any Little Ringed Plovers, though I couldn’t go around the east side because of the flags. Overhead good numbers of both Swift and House Martin were present with the occasional Swallow flying over. But no Sand Martins, despite a lengthy search.
Walking along the footpath, I heard a Woodlark nearby and sure enough, a bird was seen if full song flying high overhead until descending to the ground. There, the bird posed well for a few photos but I had a disastrous result with the camera while installing the photos onto my laptop. Bugger!
Other sightings included a pair of Mistle Thrushes flying overhead and one or of the individuals seen earlier were seen on the ground searching for food. A single Common Buzzard was seen briefly flying over and a male Kestrel was seen hovering over the eastern side.
From the northern end, near the Cottage, a male Stonechat was seen perched on a bramble out in the scrub. A pair of Lapwings was alarmed at my presence and flew around my head to put me off. So, leaving them alone, I headed back the way I came and caught up with my first Coal Tit of the month. Not a great deal else of note but I did see a nice Small Copper which looked a little frail on the ground.
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