A few of this years youngsters around the mere tonight included some young Willow warblers begging for a feed. A couple of young reed buntings with linnets picking up seeds among the mats of wildflowers along the track. Around 20 young coot already bickering with each other. 3 juvenile Shovelers and a single juvenile teal. 2 redshank too-leed in for a freshen up inc a juvenile with an adult. Some of this years Pied wagtails dashing around the muddy margins. Female Marsh harrier cruised through heading west but didn't appear to be in hunting mode. About 200 gulls gave me something to scan through, only the one sub-adult 4/5 yo LBB gull carrying a blue ring on left tarsus, never close or clear my best guess is P or F or maybe even a Y 711 - should have gone to Specsavers!
