After an early lunch Ellie and I popped up to the Somerset Levels for a walk as it was another lovely day. Parking at Ashcott Corner we took a quick walk at Meare Heath where I had a look over the drained lagoon whilst Ellie sat in the sun and read her book.
The pick of the birds here was an adult Little Ringed Plover, and other waders included a couple of Redshank and five Black-tailed Godwits. There were still a few wintering duck around, including a pair of Pintail. Two Bitterns could be heard booming deep in the reed beds.
Returning to the car we continued across the road and out on to Ham Wall reserve where we walked as far as the second viewing platform. A Great White Egret was viewable from the first viewpoint. Overhead a few Sand Martins were whizzing around and we also had a couple of Swallows fly through.
Before we realised it was 4.00pm so headed on home after a nice afternoon out.
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