Soddy Gap n Local Stuff

Today i had some free time so had a good mooch around my local patch. Firstly picking up a Brown Hare, then a Common Whitethroat and Several Wheatears.

Brown Hare

 

Common Whitethroat

 

Northern Wheatear

 

Moving onto the main pond i was delighted to find the first Little Ringed Plover of the year, now annual here cracking little waders and always a delight.

Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

This White Wagtail was now still on the ponds for its fifth day. Standing overlooking the ponds i could make out a couple of Sedge warblers and a couple of  Grasshopper Warblers singing, so decided to have a stroll around seeing if i could spot em. Spot em i did both showed well for pictures.  A garden warbler was singing here too. The Swallows and Sandmartins sat in the trees and 3 Swift were over head.

Sedge Warbler

Sedge Warbler

White Wagtail

White Wagtail

Grasshopper Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler

 

Grasshopper Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler

Swallows and Sandmartins

I Then moved onto Maryport Coastal path where i picked up another Gropper, unusual here, and a couple more Common Whitethroat and a Wheatear.

Onto Workington where there were a further 8 Wheatear, 4 pairs of Rock Pipit, 27 Sandwich Tern and a close Manx Shearwater.
I finished at Siddick ponds here i picked up a couple of year ticks, Reed Warbler and a nice Lesser Whitethroat. A few more Sedge Warblers to finish a good day.