Always likely to be distant, but nice photo above from Gary Reynolds capturing some of the returning waders ....and the GWE late this morning. Wader totals so far today...5 Greenshank, 9 Redshank, 32 Dunlin, and 5 Sandwich Terns. Gary also managed 5 rh Goosander from the River View Point on the Reserve and 2 Tufted Duck flying over !!
In addition Wendy had a Ringed Plover fly over Patch, and now 11 Common Sandpipers at the old Jewsons site.
4 Greylag Geese are still with the Canada Geese and last night at high tide a mobile small wader flock contained 6 Sanderling with 12 Dunlin. Also last night 1 calling Whimbrel and 76 roosting Curlew. We now have over 200 returning Black-headed Gulls, and 31 Shelducklings, a very good survival rate.
An adult male Redstart and juvenile Marsh Tit were caught during CES ringing near Kingfisher Pond on the Reserve this morning.
(several observers)