Sunday 1 May 2011

Again, another excellent day for passage waders (many passing straight through north or northeast). Some totals for today:

Tundra Ringed Plover, 4+
Grey Plover, up to 7
Knot, 6
Dunlin, 8
Ruff, 1
Snipe, 1
Bar-tailed Godwit, 50
Greenshank, 15+
Wood Sandpiper, up to 6 birds
Common Sandpiper, 2
Turnstone, 4+

Other birds around today include 3 Little Egrets, drake Red-crested Pochard, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Hobbies, Turtle Dove, 5 Swifts, 2 Yellow Wagtails and male Wheatear.

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