Mediterranean Gulls outnumbering Black-headed Gulls 10 (8 adults, 2 2CY) to 1 (smart juvenile) was a sign of the times (and presumably unsuccessful breeding by the adult Meds). At least 4 Whimbrel amongst some 20 Curlew, single Bar-tailed Godwit and Dunlin, and around 40 Oystercatcher scattered across the shoreline and up the river. A pair of chick-less Shelduck up the river, where there was also 4 Little Egrets. 2 Grey Herons on the shoreline and a Gannet shallow diving offshore. Nice to hear both singing Greenfinch (near the car park) and Reed Warbler (in the reedbed by Jubilee Cottages). A single Mute Swan on the lagoon.
