Rock N Roll Raggalds Flood

All hell broke loose on the flood this morning. When I first passed Raggalds the Redshank pr that took up residence on Monday, were there feeding quietly. I left 'em to it and went up the hill from hell before returning for a final sweep. I could hear this racket from the hill, thinking there may be a bird on the E quarry pond, turns out I was wrong.

A second pair had turned up and the landowner birds were going crackers trying to drive them off with much caterwauling and expressions of  "I say would you mind leaving old sports this just aint cricket". In between times the residents took to a bit of hanky panky so it looks like they will hang around. Lets hope this ephemeral stretch of H20 don't dry up until June - fat chance.

Look below the left hand shore bird for the other pr.

Others here: a Herring Gull over > NW, pr Dullard, 1 each Meadow Pipit & Pied Wagtail.

I gave Soil Hell a thorough going over and what a nightmare of navigation this was. Excavation has taken place on the lower third of the N slope so look out for further development.
There were plenty of Meadow Pipit knocking about but just 4/5 Skylark. 1 each Curlew & Oystercatcher, pr Lapwing, pr Canada, 7 Dullard. A Greenfinch and 4 Blue Tit were down Persecution Road along with a Blackbird and a number of House Sparrow.

Old Guy Road: 2 Skylark, Lapwing, hundreds Starling, plenty of mud.