A quick look at Collingham last night added Sedge Warbler to my patch yearlist, whilst an early(ish) start there today produced three more; first was Swift, with three over Ferry Lane Lake, then a Cuckoo called briefly from the trees west of Mons Pool, and finally a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling from the eastern boundary of the the new workings (Northcroft Pit) - my first patch bird since starting Patchwork Challenge back in 2013.
Not a huge amount else of note; no Wheatear, no Ring Ouzel, and no Redstart, but lots of hirundines (c.50 House Martins this morning and several hundred Sand Martins yesterday and this evening). Plenty of warblers singing around the site too.
Sunday failed to add anything new for the year, although 3 Swifts were again present over Ferry Lane Lake, and 5 Yellow Wags were in the ploughed fields to the south (which I keep checking for a Wheatear...); one of these was a very ghostly-looking bird, grey above with the merest hint of yellow on the throat and breast
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