Having resisted temptation for a few days my twitching instincts got the better of me and I journeyed to the Gann. Arriving around 10:30 the tide was starting to drop and the American Golden Plover was the first wader I came across on the beach - just past the big rocks where the beach opens up. Amazingly confiding this wonderful wader ignored me as it fed and briefly slept just a few yards away. It did crouch down and freeze at one point but it had spotted a peregrine passing overhead way before I did. Well done and thanks to Derek - another great find.
Also on the beach c.40 Dunlin with a lone Curlew Sandpiper feeding high up on the beach and c.15 Ringed Plovers near the waters edge.
On to Dale Airfield which was devoid of birds and then onto the Deer Park where I struck lucky with a very obliging Merlin which posed for me on a rock. Plenty of Seal pups on the beaches - 14 on one beach and 9 on another.
Click on the Plover for more photos.