Looking for somewhere to spend a few hours birding this morning, Jimmy comes up with Lemsford where they have some Green Sandpipers.
It's only 25 miles from home & we arrive at 8 o'clock & pick up a key from the wardens house that had been left in his porch, this key opens both the reserve gate & both the hides.
It is a very short walk to the hides & once inside we see 3 Green Sandpipers right away along with 2 Water Rail
Never been here before & I must say it's well worth the visit a smashing place to just sit & get some close up photos of at least 5 Green Sand pipers some Water Rail, Snipe, Grey Wagtail, Teal, Moorhen, Little Egret, Heron, in the trees just by the hide we pick out a couple of Goldcrest , the odd Wren,a flock of Long-tailed Tits & just for good measure a Sparrow Hawk flies low across the water right past the hide & sits in a bush on the other side of the hide.
Only 1 year tick for the day but a really great morning spent at a place we will certainly be returning too.
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| Green Sandpiper |
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| The Sparrow Hawk |
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| Greywagtail |
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| Snipe |
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| More Green Sandpiper |
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| Green Sadpiper |
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