1430 hrs at Cold Edge dams in a torrential rain shower which luckily soon passed over leaving light rain on a SE >4 throughout. Plenty bird life about but still no Common Sandpiper and no Wheatear which are making a slow return this year probably hanging back with the poor weather.
A single Willow Warbler started singing in the plantation but was soon moved on by a female Chaffinch. Wader wise there were 3 Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers and 4 Curlew present whilst the Pink Footed Goose in the compound is still there showing that we can now safely pass it off as a domesticated hybrid.
A stop off at Raggalds Flood on the way back got me a site tick with a drake Tufted duck on the water along with a pair of Mallard, 2 Canadas and again 4 Redshank but no arrival of LRPs yet.
Cold Edge Dams
4 Curlew
3 Redshank
2 Oystercatchers
2 LBB gulls
1 pr Tufted
sev Mallard
48 Canadas
1 Moorhen
1pr Chaffinch
1 Willow Warbler
3 Blackbirds
1 Heron
sev Meadow Pipits
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