Sutton Bingham - Sun 9 Jul

A pre-breakfast visit turned out to be pretty worthwhile with another Redshank seen(the third of the year). Like the individual seen on Thursday, this bird was not viewable from public rights of way. Here's a dodgy shot of the Redshank with a Common Sandpiper.

A great total of sixteen Common Sandpipers were also present, so a real fall of waders overnight. There were still five Little Egrets around and Grey Herons were in double figures, with at least ten present. A Raven was heard overhead and one of the juvenile Mandarins was feeding near the northern causeway. Half a dozen or so Linnet were seen around the dam.
Just for interest, I did make a quick visit yesterday morning and counted an impressive flock of around forty Mistle Thrush around the Fishing Lodge, but nothing else of note.