Sutton Bingham - Fri 29 Jul

A quick mid-morning visit failed to produce anything other that what was presumably a family party of four Raven over the Canoe Club.
However, that all changed when I got a phone call at 1:45pm from Sherborne birder Brendan Sheils telling me that a Black-tailed Godwit had just dropped in after a heavy shower. So I pegged it over and was lucky enough to see the bird before it flew off soon after 2:00pm! My fourth patch year tick in four days and I was glad to finally connect with Black-tailed Godwit after missing two earlier in the year.

Also present at lunchtime, singles of Great Black-backed Gull, Little Egret and Common Sandpiper on West Pool.