Off to Church

A leisurely stroll down to the Valley bumping into a couple of regular fellow patchers - was great just to hang out and chat about life both human and wild. This was Sunday. This was my church.

The Waterworks had a singing Chiffchaff, a nice starter on a lovely still sunny morning. A Small Tortoiseshell then emerged and settled in close proximity.

Out on the beds, a Cetti's Warbler called and made a brief appearance as it shot passed the hide. An earlier sighting of Common Snipe produced a single bird that roosted at the edge of the reedbed from Bed 15. A pair of Shoveler and a dozen Teal were present here, and six Tufted Duck flew onto the main pond.

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