A morning on the Flashes in almost spring like weather. My first signing Chiffchaff of the season was a welcome sound, as always. Other than that it was a little quiet aside from three Cetti's warblers belting it out. I decided to spend some quality time with our wintering star Siberian Stonechat whilst the opportunity remained; he's now very settled in the NW corner of Ashton's, but surely for not too much longer.
The flashes are looking very flooded, so the chances of spring wader passage look slim. That said, the southern end of Ashton's could well be hiding anything. Whenever this area floods I always think it has potential, but the birds seem not to favour it. Maybe this year will be different.
