Apologies for the delay in posting the May WeBS count, but here it is...
Little egret
5
Coot
43
Avocet
17
Mute swan
11
Mallard
33
Shelduck
9
Oystercatcher
4
Gadwall
8
Greylag goose
80
Canada goose
35
Great crested grebe
14
Tufted duck
26
Pochard
Common sandpiper
2
Grey heron
1
Common tern
Black headed gull
227
Lesser black backed gulls
22
Herring gull
15
Great black backed gull
Little ringed plover
Dunlin
Turnstone
Cormorant
3
Moorhen
Shoveler
Wigeon
Lapwing
We've had a good selection of wading birds passing through the site recently and it's great to see that 17 avocets were picked up on the WeBS count. I've counted at least 5 birds sitting on nests, so hopefully we'll have good numbers of avocet chicks running around the site in the very near future.
Photos below (common sandpiper and kestrel) taken by Stuart Carlton.