Saturday I was only around for a couple of hours first thing and not long after arriving a Swift went over East, my 2nd latest ever at DP. A Siskin went over low East moments after, then 4 more.
At Bittern hide the Red Crested Pochard was on show still.
It was very nice weather so I couldn't grumble.
Sunday was calm and very pleasant again and I was out slightly before the bird walk, in the car park I had 4 Ring-necked Parakeet over, 3-4 Song Thrush, heard Nuthatch and a handful of Blackcap.
Shortly after a Grey Wagtail went East, plenty of the three expected hirundines went thru in groups of 20-100, obviously Sand Martin were less abundant. Then a Spotted Flycatcher looped over the field towards Lavell's.
We caught up with a tit flock and had Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 3+ Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, Nuthatch, one person thought the Spot Fly was in with them, but no luck for the rest of us. At Bittern there was 2 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 39 Gadwall and a Kingfisher.
At LFGP there was 2 Snipe, more hirudines thru, 3 Mistle Thrush flew N from the big dead tree beyond the far NE landfill.
At Sandford we got there moments before the fisherman flushed everything, but got brief views of the Red Crested Pochard.
A scan of BSL pulled out a Common Sandpiper, the 96th species for September, so 3rd equal highest of all Septembers, just one more for =2nd, which won't be a problem as there are several guaranteed additions to come yet.
In the car park momnets after everyone had gone 20+ Siskin came over low East
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