Whimbrel
28th April 2006, FridayThe grasslands around Rye are now echoing to the sound of Whimbrel as the spring passage is now coming to it’s peak. All (?) of the birds roost at night, close to Ternery Pool and are best watched from the bench at the entrance to the Parkes Hide - last year’s maximum count was 373. There is a guided walk tomorrow, starting at 4.30am, see events on the left. However, some individulas have only just started leaving their west African wintering grounds heading for Iceland, perhaps they will stop off with us - see the satellite tracking of one by clicking here.
