Whinchats Return

I was out looking for migrants again this morning as another Northern Wheatear was seen on the Pit Tip two days ago. Initially, all was quiet, with just a handful of the usual Meadow Pipit and Skylark around, and several ones and twos of Lesser Black-backed Gull heading over.
As I headed around the path towards the western end of the Plantation, two Mistle Thrush flew through to the west, and a wagtail species also flew over high in the same direction - the tail length, clinched its ID as a Grey Wagtail.

There was no sign of the Wheatear, but coming back over the Pit Tip Top I glimpsed a bird perched on top of one of the seed heads. It looked like a Whinchat... and it was. In fact there were two of them, and I got some good scope views, and half-decent phonescoped photos. Just before heading back I counted a decent number of Meadow Pipit as the flock was flushed by a dog walker - 22 birds! A great morning with migration now in swing.