Monday 4th July 2011

Sightings today come mostly from Steve Evans and myself.

Birds seen in the Castle Lake area today included the following;

male Whinchat, 6 Teal, 10+ Little Grebe (2 juv.), 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard (A1 Flashes), 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel, 9 Oystercatcher, 10+ LR Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 100+ Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 40 BH Gull, 3 LBb Gull and 5 Common Gull.

The first returning Greenshank at Castle Lake this evening.