A cheeky midday trip to Lemsford Springs. Well known for the ringing work on Green Sandpipers it has been in the local birding news recently because of up to six Jack Snipes on show, so a visit was in order.
I hadn't been before - what a fantastic little reserve! Just a short stretch of stream which used to be watercress beds and is now maintained. The shrimps that associate with the watercress bring in the birds, and we had 7 Common Snipe, 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Little Egrets, and a support cast of Grey Wagtail, Moorhen, Red Kite, Heron, and a flock of Redwings. Splendid.
One of the Green Sandpipers was yellow,yellow/blue ringed. This individual is an old stager now well into his teens!
A single Jack Snipe on show, tucked into a gap in a plank. It bobbed, it had a look around, but mainly it just slept. Decent views though.
There are many good photos of birds from Lemsford Springs around. Here are some less good ones.
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