Sutton Bingham - Fri 15 Apr

I finished the day off with an evening visit to the reservoir whilst Ellie was a choir practice. The first Common Sandpipers of the spring had arrived en masse, with eight on the northern causeway and another three just to the north of the hide.

Also near the hide, a pair of Teal were present.
A pair of Mandarin flew out of the vegetation at the far end of West Pool and then headed off south, and several Sand Martins were feeding over the fields. Two pairs of Tufted Ducks were also on West Pool, as was a single Mute Swan.
Before I knew it, time was up as I needed to get back and collect Ellie from church.
UK list for 2011 now at 204 species.