Hampton Wood revisited

After our Short Toed Eagle dip, I felt a bit guilty and decided I should really go and do some local birding for a change.  I opted for Hampton Wood as I have not been there for some time and went one evening the following week.

It is surprising how much a month or two makes to a place and the river meadow in the reserve was completely over grown, so much so that I could hardly walk round it. Unfortunately, despite the apparent wildness, there really were no birds of any interest whatsoever, a great disappointment, as I had heard that Sedge and Reed Warblers would be present but all I could find were a few Blackcaps and a Whitethroat.