Great Skuas at Farmoor......

28 Apr - I called in at Farmoor to see if any waders had dropped onto the causeway in the drizzle. 7 Common Sandpipers and 3 Dunlin were on the causeway but the most memorable sight was a mass of hirundines and Swifts feeding low over the reservoir and causeway, and buzzing by at arms length. Bedraggled Yellow Wagtails were perched alongside hirundines on the parapet. The biggest surprise was 2 Bonxies sitting on the water on F1, grounded by the rain - they flew off after I left, at about 2.15pm. Also an Arctic Tern on F1, with a Common for comparison. Bad weather for birds, but good for birders.....