An interesting selection of waders on view from west mead and winpenny hides this morning - at least 14 ruff (a couple with lovely dark brown necks/breasts), 2 ringed plover, 2 little ringed plover, 5 redshank, 1 black-tailed godwit and about 8 dunlin. The little ringed plovers (see below, thanks Graham) were favouring the area to the right of west mead pool. From Winpenny there was also a male wheatear distantly on the riverbank (another wheatear was on the heath yesterday), and a chiffchaff calling from nearby scrub. Yesterday's spoonbill headed off south this morning (per Clive Hope et al), although it may remain in the valley somewhere. The peregrine was in its usual spot in the hanger and the water rail was again outside the visitor centre window.