Tealham
This afternoon 3 whinchats, 2 wheatears, a flyover yellow wagtail and a hobby briefly pursuing a kingfisher near the flash, which is still rather full of water, so no waders at the moment.
Late this morning on the Tealham flash, an adult glossy ibis and a ruff.
I visited Tealham on Saturday 6th and also saw 2 Wheatears plus 2 Whinchats in the “yellow wagtail” field.
Highlights this morning between 07.00am and 09.55am this morning.
2 Gargany with Teal on the pond/scrape.Tealham Moor Drove
2 Wheatear perched on Hay bales north side of Totney Drove
Today there was 1 Little Stint, at least 2 Ruff, 1 Snipe, and 1 Yellow Wagtail on the flash. Large numbers of hirundines, mostly Swallow but some House and Sand Martin.
Early morning highlights at the scrape/pond Tealham Moor Drove 07.40am - 08.45am
8 Ruff together
1 Little Ringed Plover
26-Aug-2025
Tealham Moor Drove & flash/scrape 10:30 to 11:15 this morning: 5 Ruff, 7 Snipe & 1 Yellow Wagtail on the scrape; 3 Whinchats western end of the drove along adj field sheep fence-line.
4 Ruff this morning on. the flash plus 3 Snipe, 1 Lapwing,. 1 Whinchat, small flock of Linnet, 1 Kestrel and a few Cattle Egret. nearby.
This morning highlights at the western end of Tealham Moor Drove between 07.40 - 08.05 am.
Ruff 3
Snipe 3
Teal 5
Black Swan 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Full list on Bird Track
23-Aug-2025
A selection of waders on the flash flood along Tealham Moor Drove this morning 10:00 to 11:30. Ruff 2, Greenshank 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Wood Sandpiper 1, Snipe 4. Also 3 Whinchats along the western end of the Drove with a flock of Linnets. Most of the waders were spooked by a low flying Hobby and flew off about 11:10 leaving the Green Sandpiper and the 4 Snipe. Otherwise 2 Ravens mobbing a Kestrel and at least 3 Buzzards.
For info I was on the Drove at about 8am. By about 9 the Whinchat had disappeared.
Pictures posted on Flickr -:link above
I was there about 11.45 until 12.45.. No Green Sandpipers or Snipe then. No Whinchat for me either.
I wonder what time that was, Alison.
I arrived at the pools on Tealham Moor Drove at - I think! - about 0940 and finally picked out 3 Green and 1 Wood Sandpiper (+ 2 Snipe along the far side).
The Green Sandpipers upped and left quite high towards the NE at about 1010 but the one Wood Sand (+Snipe) were still there when I left about 1020.
No Whinchats for me today.
Wood Sandpiper present this morning, joined by a second one, both flew off fairly high and hadn’t returned after half an hour. Also a distant Yellow Wagtail, another seen better yesterday at the Jack’s Drove end.
Thanks for the posting Dave. Went to the far western end of Tealham Moor Drove mid afternoon (17th) and soon saw an immature Whinchat with 2 Stonechats and a Wheatear.
My photo of it on this link https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GyoPTX0XcAAt2OE?format=jpg&name=small