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Saturday, 22 August 2026

Cold Edge Dams

A dry calm session that started slowly but ended very satisfactory 😁.
1 f Tufted Duck ditto Pied Wagtail. c22 Goldfinch, 8 Meadow Pipit, 6 Swallows, 3 WW.

On return from the dilapidated building about 50 yards down the path 2 passerines flew into the Hawthorns.
A glimpse of tail and then a good view of back and tail sent me into a paroxysm of delight 😅. My first Common Redstart of the year. 1 adult female and a juvenile. They didn’t come out of the bush but I ain’t bovvered 😊.

Also a big bunch of Canadas and c12 BHGs. A distant faint one off call suggested Buzzard but I won’t record.