Sunday 24th July
Today's sightings so far:
MOORS POOL
Little Egret over at 6:22am as per SiVi (nice photos), 4 GC Grebe + 1 young, 2 Cormorant, 16 Tufted Duck and 3+ broods (8:3:3), 1 Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper (coloured ringed), 105 Coot, 9 Moorhen, 6 LBB Gull, 2 ad + 1 juv Common Tern, Kingfisher, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Little Owls on Hobden Hall Farm
FLASHES
33 Curlew, no Avocet, 14 Green Sand (only 4 visible when first entered the hide), 4 LRP, 29 Lapwing, 1 Teal, 1 ad + 1 juv Common Tern, 3 Coot, 8 Moorhen, male Redstart showing very well sunning itself on the pile of cut grass in the hedgerow to the right of the hide, 2 Peregrines on the masts, 2 Grey Herons, notable increase in Pied Wag numbers (incl several young), 6 Raven over as per Clive Lee & Brian Richardson
SAILING POOL
16 Greylag Geese (the first sightings for nearly two months)
Belated news from the week was 4 Black-tailed Godwits at the Flashes on Tues 19th and 2 there on Thurs 21st, plus 2 Little Egrets at the Flashes on 19th.