Sutton Bingham - Thu 11 Aug

More interest at the reservoir this morning with a couple of Oystercatchers present near the Fishing Lodge at 7.30am before doing a little fly-around and settling on the dam.

 

At least four Common Sandpipers were noted, three on the main reservoir and another on West Pool. Two adult Great Black-backed Gulls were again on West Pool and the Shelduck was on the northern causeway again...it seems pretty unbothered by people.
I managed some cracking views of a Hobby as it whizzed over, completely spooking a Common Sandpiper (which managed to escape the Hobby). Finally, a family party of seven Mistle Thrushes were noted.
A return visit in the evening produced a couple of Hobbies flying over West Pool. A quick look around the southern end of the reservoir produced a Green Sandpiper seen briefly in flight and a couple of Mandarin. A Raven flew over and a couple of Kingfishers were present.