The weather seemed quite pleasant to take a stroll around the marshes at Farlington this evening; perhaps it would have been wise to check the tide times- we thought the tide was out when we arrived- by the time we left we could no longer see the waters edge at all...
It looks like I will have to investigate the colours in this- the sky is (was) a soft rich blue... This male kestrel spent some time hovering, watching some small critter scampering in the verge I assume, before having a little break.
A first for us, this skylark was playing in the sky with his mate and many of the visiting swallows.
The juvenile greenfinch was pretty much told where to go- so he did.
'ah- isn't he cute...'
I think a little more book reading may be in order- possibly a juvenile warbler of some kind? edit: Young Sedge Warbler? Not immediately obvious at this time of night! The size, and behaviour are correct, the song was too intermittent to be readily identifiable. The broad defined buff eyestripe works as a 'sedgie', as does the white throat and pale underparts, but the back is just too dark, and isn't a mottled greeny yellowy brown... but then the beak is right in colour and size/shape... But then I think of Cetti's Warbler, with the darker brown more homogenous back; also likes damp reedy/marshy areas, both seen in the area... will keep thinking... but tending toward immature Sedge Warbler... at the moment... I have regularly heard and sometimes seen Sedge Warblers all around this area of the marsh, after all!
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