A quick visit this evening to Doxey Marshes to carry out the water level monitoring work produced a few nice birds. A wood sandpiper was the on the Darling Pasture wader scrape along with a little ringed plover and at least 3 grasshopper warblers were present across the nature reserve giving periodic bursts of reeling song.
Lapwing numbers are also starting to build during their moult ahead of the winter. Around 250 on the reserve at present, but last year's local wintering flock numbered around 1,000 so potentially plenty more to come!
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