It's amazing how many unexpected birds you inadvertently pick-up when scanning with the scope, another lengthy shoreline sweep of Castle Lake this evening for that much hoped for Spotted Sandpiper (think big thats my motto) yielded my first patch
Cuckoo of the year (in fact only my second ever at Bishop Middleham, though I am putting a bit more effort into my birding this year!), fence hopping in the south-east corner.
It didn't stay put long enough to allow anything other than this record picture.
Other highlights this evening included singles of
Little Egret,
Green Sandpiper and
Greenshank, 4
Common Sandpiper and 10
Little Ringed Plover including now 6 juveniles, leaving no doubt that new arrivals are dropping in all the time.
Waders are continuing to avoid Stoneybeck Lake despite plenty of excellent habitat, only 3
Wigeon of note tonight.
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