Weather: muggy, rumbles of thunder then rain. From 430pm.
On the way back to London I called in at Weeting, hoping to see a flycatcher or some other early migrant in the trees, but the weather rapidly deteriorated accelerating the onset of dusk, however from one of the hides: Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Rook, Jackdaw.
Then after noticing a persistent piping call I was surprised to see up to five Stone Curlew on the heath, fairly close together, & presumably as part of a migration flock. It was great to see this species again after first seeing them many years ago. Another reserve to visit again in the Spring when the curlews will have returned.
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