chicks now present.
the water on an evening when the gulls have gone to roost.
Another foggy start this morning but the dreaded sun soon burnt it off leaving clear blue skies and full sun though thankfully there was a moderate E>4 all day keeping things cool.
As always ,when the sun shines, the birds go quiet with every wader to scope and search for as they just shut down among the rocks making them difficult to locate.
A new arrival in this morning was a female Ringed Plover joining the 2 male that are still present but no Dunlins found until the afternoon watch with 5 eventually found motionless with head in wing.
Common Sandpipers are the only wader that stay active whatever the weather with 6 darting around the SE ponds trying to keep track of 4 chicks.
On the east bank 2 Oystercatchers and 4 Redshank slept throughout along with 28 big gulls. It was good to catch up to the 4 juv Lapwings which I posted photos of on the blog a few weeks back spending their time around the ponds closely guarded by the adults. Happily they,ve made it and are now flying whilst 2 more chicks are present in the same area.
The pair of Pied Wagtail are still feeding young with the first fledged juv making an appearance today. This is now the 3rd year that this pair have bred in the same spot.
No sign of Stonechat, Whinchat or Wheatear today but good to see the cavalry out this morning with DP, AT and JM present.
Another 2 days of the hot stuff to come yet but hopefully the brisk easterly will keep blowing.
BS