The spring migration of passerines is over for this year and it will be a month or two before autumn migration commences but the end of spring and start of autumn migration is not as clear cut for waders. This morning I had an adult Green Sandpiper at Middleton and it's likely that this is already a bird that is returning from its arctic breeding grounds, perhaps after a failed breeding attempt.
It is surprisingly scarce at Middleton, this is only my second record after a juvenile last August.
Robin Elliot had a Quail calling on Screetham Lane the night before last and there are plenty of reports of Nightjar and Grasshopper Warbler so there are still birds to look, or listen for,
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| Green Sandpiper - worn adult |
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