There are no more migrants to be seen, although I did spot a juvenile red-backed shrike on Thursday but he was a straggler. Yesterday I concentrated on a few residents, in future I may need to turn to waders and terns.


Sparrows fighting for water


Young male sparrow trying his luck with the sprinkler


The crested larks are in good voice


The grey francolin were showing their young the ropes

It's surprising what a difference a bit of sunshine makes. I had my fingers crossed for some decent birds as the conditions were almost perfect. As it turned out, my luck was in.




The first thing I saw were these two lesser kestrels perched on sprinkler heads


There were lots of red-backed shrikes around, this is just one of them


This Upcher's warbler was sharing a dead tree with a spotted flycatcher

The spotted flycatcher in question

Friday was very dull with occasional specks of rain. I still managed to get something which was better than I'd hoped for.


A young Isabelline shrike


My first collared pratincole of the migration




This willow warbler was very active catching bugs in the undergrowth