Soar Valley sightings 16th April 2009.
Avocet at Wanlip Meadows!! Hi all, I checked a couple of sites this morning in the Soar Valley. At Cossington Meadows this morning sightings I saw included a Grasshopper Warbler "reeling" on the Lower marsh section, but there was no sign of the previous day's Avocets on Hobley Pool. Other spring migrants seen included Whitethroat , Sedge Warbler and good numbers of Swallows , House Martins , and Sand Martins . At Wanlip Meadows I re found one of the Avocets feeding on the scrape and other waders seen included 2 Green Sandpipers , a couple of Dunlins , an Oystercatcher and the other usual waders. Other spring migrants recorded on the scrape included 3 Yellow Wagtails and small numbers of Martins and Swallows.