Tuesday 5th May 2015

Today's sightings.

Castle Lake - a single calling Whimbrel flew over the hide heading west at 13:00, 20+ Dunlin (including a flock of 18), 15+ Ringed Plover (including a flock of 11), 3 Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing with 3 chicks, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Curlew, 4 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, Canada Geese with 4 gosling, 3 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 5 Pochard, 2 Grey Partridge, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret,  9 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull, c10 Swift moving west, 3 House Martin, 4+ Yellow Wagtail, 4 Wheatear, 2 Linnet and 2 Corn Bunting.

Some of the many Dunlin and Ringed Plover seen today.

Two of the three Black-tailed Godwit still present.

Another Yellow Wagtail picture, no sign yet of any Channel Wagtail.