Migrant hunting.

10/04/13

I decided to head back up onto Sedgley Beacon early morning to see if the Ring Ouzels were still around. After 1 1/2 hours it was clear there was no sign after lapping the top of the hill about 3 times, so i decided to head back, but while walking i saw a bird pop up on the scrub in front of me and perch on top of one of the dead stems.

A female STONECHAT!

Another decent bird for this urban site, 2 Ouzels and a Stonechat in 2 days. Pretty decent for a location where no reports come from!

The bird was on show for some time before being flushed by a dog walker at which point i decided t leave aswell.

3 Sand Martin flew over north also, as did 10 Meadow Pipit

MB