Yet another warm and sunny day and after a morning at work and then an hour cutting the lawn I took Ellie up on to the Somerset Levels for the remainder of the afternoon. We drove straight up to Tealham Moor as the Yellow Wagtails I had missed ten days or so earlier were now back and holding territory. As we pulled up we saw a couple of other birders who had had no luck. However, after about ten minutes or so I located the birds we were after. The first was the "Channel" Wagtail, a hybrid of the UK Yellow Wagtail and Continental Blue-headed Wagtail which had been located a few days earlier. This was shortly joined by a female Yellow Wagtail. Also present were a couple of Redshank and several Lapwings. A few Linnets were flying about and a Skylark was singing overhead.
We then headed back to Ashcott Corner parking in the car park and heading along the path on to Meare Heath NR. We walked out to the end of Noah's Lake. Overhead there were at least five Hobbies hawking for insects on the wing. We could hear a Cuckoo calling, but could not pin it down, as was the case with a booming Bittern. We were fortunate enough, whilst watching a Hobby, to see a fly-over Whimbrel. There were also three Common Swifts whizzing around. As we returned to the car we saw six Black-tailed Godwits on the drained lagoon, but little else. However, it was a wonderful afternoon out and about in the sun.
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