A kite in flight

We spent most of the weekend at a wedding, which obviously didn't allow much birding (although the rather splendid venue, Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, did produce Red Kite, singing Nuthatches and a fly-over Yellow Wagtail). However, when we got back home this afternoon I couldn't resist a trip out to the patch... 

Despite the wind, there were lots of migrants in evidence, with Mons Pool producing a single House Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtails, a smattering of Swallows and up to 15 Sand Martins, and a Dunlin. I also had frustratingly fleeting views of two pipit sp. here, but perhaps best was a Red Kite which moved south through the site - a patch tick for me, and perhaps the same bird that was seen a week ago at Langford Lowfields (which was the direction it was heading today).

3 Dunlin and a Pied Wagtail

3 Yellow Wagtails

Nearby, Meering produced another House Martin and more Swallows and Sand Martins, as well as several singing Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers and lots of Bullfinches as normal.