Golden Plover

Single Golden Plover circling the reserve

Summer Walkway viewing area

Calling Golden Plover looking to land in Tack Piece but continued to circle the reserve

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Top New Piece

Cattle Egret with the Longhorn herd and 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Teal and 3 Wigeon.

Rushy Hide

36 Teal, 2 juvenile Ruff, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Lapwing, 3 Snipe.

Martin Smith Hide

Male Redstart on the reeds, flew into Rushy, Cetti's Warbler and Chiffchaff.

Stephen Kirk Hide

Reed Warbler.

Knott Hide

Great White Egret and 5 Blackcap in the hedge

Duck Decoy

Brilliant views of a fishing Kingfisher but it was also in the shadows at times, Little Grebe pair with chick, 11 Gadwall, 9 Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen and a Teal

South Lake

Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, 190 Lapwing, 12 Ruff, 256 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Redshank, 12 Shoveler, GC Grebe, 7 Cormorant, a few Starling + flocks of Teal, Gadwall, Greylag and Tufted Duck

Middle Point to spartina shelf

24 Curlew, 7 Sanderling, 8 Avocet, 69 Shelduck, 13 Ringed Plover, 15 Dunlin, 16 GBB Gull, 3 Little.Egret, Grey Heron, 130 Black-headed Gull, 5 Wigeon and 3 Shoveler on the tide + 5 Yellow Wagtail with cattle.

Summer Walkway (Tack Piece) and Middle Point/Dumbles fences

5 Wheatear, 6 Reed Bunting and 3 Chiffchaff (at Middle Point on the fence!) + Greenshank flying about calling, it's been off for a tour of the scrapes

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