The "Thursday Volunteers" have found time for a spot of birdwatching while they've been working at Cliffe Pools today, and here's what they saw:
FlamingoGreat crested grebe – 3Jackdaw – 3Tufted duck – 3Shelduck – 228Coot – 7Mediterranean gull – 1Black headed gull – 250Greylag goose – 8 Canada goose – 2Oystercatcher – 6Avocet – 38Lesser black backed gull – 2 + 2 young
Near the Thames viewpointMagpie – 2Whitethroat – 4Chaffinch – 2Blackcap – 1Crow – 3Jay – 1Long tailed tit – 4
Sea wall, Cliffe CreekLittle egret – 1Redshank – 4Lapwing – 4Mallard – 2Common sandpiper – 1Whimbrel – 4Ringed plover – 2Kestrel – 2Swallow – 1Skylark – 2
Saxon Shore WayNightingale – 2Dunnock – 2Whitethroat – 3thanks to Adrian, George, Graham, Brian and Harry for this report