I was slightly surprised to find so many people on site when I arrived shortly after 12:00. I was honestly expecting to be on my own, or with just a couple of people.
There was a steady stream of birders arriving in what seemed like perfect weather for the Warbler. It has shown a definite preference for sunny, calm weather and as you can see, today was perfect. The bird did show briefly (I didn't see it), and I didn't see the Black Redstart either. It did feel a bit strange to be more bothered about dipping a Black Redstart than the Blyth's!! I did manage to add Green Sandpiper to the year list, and I did add Peregrine to the site list. I also managed to 'tick' a few friends from over the pennines and some who I just haven't seen for a while, so despite not seeing the bird I was after it was a pleasant few hours.
Later I went to Pennington Flash to check the gull roost in the hope of catching up with the Iceland Gull that has been pretty regular. I failed!! I managed a nice adult Mediterranean Gull but that was all. What was a slightly unexpected bonus was seeing the huge Jackdaw roost. Not quite as good as a Starling murmuration but they don't half wind the gulls up, dropping down over their heads and generally being a pest. Just seeing that was worth the effort. I also had a very early, maybe too early, Pipistrelle around the cottages on the way back to the car.
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