Groppers galore (well, almost)

Cotham Flash held nothing of note this evening, so I had a roam over Hawton Works Grassland. I do love this site, despite its many faults - it's the closest thing we have to a wilderness around Newark. I kicked up at least three pairs of Grey Partridges, before tracking down my target bird; not one, but two Groppers, reeling from the scrubby centre of the site. Other nice birds included the Short-eared Owl again, plus a Little Owl silhouetted on the Works building. And I made it home just in time for Silent Witness.

Spectrogram of reeling Grasshopper Warbler at Hawton Works Grassland