Meadow Pipit

By now most of the migrants have arrived (later than usual) and the countryside is awash with the sights and sounds of Summer.  I was out on Bull Island on Saturday and the place was literally alive with migrants.  There were Chiff Chaffs, Willow Warblers, Reed Bunting, Wheatear, Skylarks and a few Grasshopper Warblers all to be had in the dunes in and around the reed bed just off the Bull Wall.

As high tide approached I left the dunes and headed around by the Sea Scouts to see if anything of interest was amongst the Black-tailed Godwits, Redshank and Dunlin which were being slowly shepherded towards the shingle by the rising tide.  There were no smalls of interest, however there were seven Whimbrel moving along the shore ahead of the tide, I'll post some shots of these later on in the week.