A good couple of hours on patch this afternoon and whereas I failed to make any additions to the year list but there were still a few decent birds about. The Ringed Plover that I found on Tuesday (but failed to see in pouring rain yesterday) was still around, though always a little distant.
A single Snipe and a Green Sandpiper were also at the southern end along with a total of nineteen Teal and two Wigeon. A further seven Wigeon were off the dam. Two Common Sandpipers were feeding on and around the dam wall.
There was again a good number of Meadow Pipits with over fifty across the site, most in the northeast corner with twenty or so Linnets and several Pied Wagtails...which attracted the attention of a Sparrowhawk. A first winter Common Gull was on the floats surrounding the tower.
A single Siskin flew over heading north and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull was present. A good number of Swallows were seen and a few Chiffchaffs were around. Finally, a Raven was heard calling and a Coot was still present. So all in all a good afternoon.
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