Rainy days and Tuesdays

Weather grim today and the weather forecast for the next week is so dire I might as well go and build an ark!
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This evening at Houghton Green Flash the male Channel Wagtail was back - feeding on the lawn in the south field. He is also now paired up with a flavissima female. I tried digiscoping, however the wind was blowing the scope all over the place. The resident pair of Yellow Wags soon appeared anyway and booted off the intruders. I later picked up the Channel and his mate in the SW corner of the pool, unfortunately they were flushed by a woman with a Spaniel. I hope they stick around, I have decided not to publicise their presence as breeding Yellow Wags may attract the wrong kind of attention.
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The last 2 Black-necked Grebes have now gone though they should be back in mid June. 12 of their Great Crested cousins were present with 16 Coots, 3 Tufted Ducks and 27 Mallards. The latter includes broods of 2 and 6. Elsewhere the usual suspects were all present. The male Corn Bunting was singing from the top of his little bush behind Myddleton Farm, the female Wheatear was in the field by Midhops, the male Whitethroat in the bushes by the road, the Billy-No-Mates drake Wigeon on the pool and the Oystercatcher wandering around like a lost part. Not so many hirundines but 3 Swifts present. A Kestrel and a Buzzard also flew over.
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At home Pete the Woodpigeon (Pij for short) is healing amazingly fast. It is only a week since it had big chunks carved out of its flanks and breast, however they have almost healed and the little blighter is keen to be off. I think it needs to be kept a bit longer until some flight feathers have regrown - I suspect it would still be an easy target for a Sparrowhawk.