sightings 20/05/2011

Radar Pool and islands
Black-headed gulls 40+, some with chicks
Shelduck – 210
Avocet 50+
Common tern - 2
Oystercatcher – 1
Great crested grebe -1
Lesser black backed gull – 6 adults and 12 immature birds
Mediterranean gulls – several calling overhead 

Flamingo
Shelduck – 120
Mallard – 1
Oystercatcher – 1
Common tern – 2, on the tern raft
Little egret – 1, flying over
Avocet – 6 

Cliffe Creek
Oystercatcher – 3
Black – headed gull – 5
Shelduck – 2
Redshank – 1 - all feeding on the mudflats 

Black Barn pools
Avocet – 28
Shelduck – 50+
Black-tailed godwit – 12
Mallard – 10
Black headed gull – 20
Lapwing – 10
Redshank – 10
Gadwall – 1
Common gull – 1
Greenshank – 1

thanks to Cath Dewhurst, resident volunteer NKM, for these sightings