I am not one for lists on here but just a quick update for yesterday to entice you down...
Golden Plover, 42 Black tailed Godwit, 5 Ruff, 8 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 95 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 4 Whimbrel, Wood Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, 16 Common Tern, Little Tern, 61 Teal, Pintail, 6 Pochard, 8 Swift, m Wigeon, 15 Little Egret, juv Bearded Tit. 3 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 40 Sand Martin, 45 Swallow, 22 House Martin, 5 Kestrel, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, Hobby, 120 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler
So plenty of birds to come and look for and it looks like another nice day in the offing...
However, the star of the day was found by Ken Bentley who snapped and sent me this image of a fine male Blue Eyed Hawker in the Cordite yesterday lunchtime... what a cracker
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I hope this is a local so we can expect to see these every year. That big blue eye was just wonderful to see.
What a beauty. I wonder whether this is a local breeder or a migrant.