A pretty damp look around a very full mere late afternoon. Both hides are out of bounds so its only viewable from the car park and track. What looked to be a male Marsh harrier at the very far western edge (rain splattered optics and specs not helping) flushed 25 Snipe and 60 Teal, 50+ Mallard, 12 Shoveler, 6 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall and 2 Tufted duck. 200 Herring gull came in to bathe. Water rail squealing. 3 Little grebe. 4 Moorhen and a single Coot. Kestrel hovering over the flooded mere for the hour or so I was there. Big murmuration of 7,500 starling over Trehills fields.
Last stop at Mullock Bridge to check the 19 egrets that were in with the cows, at least 4 Cattle egret plus 15 others presumably Little egret before they took off and dropped down onto the marsh in the gloom and rain.