Another morning of decent reservoir weather with a moderate WSW>3 , heavy showers and drizzle after heavy overnight rain. By late afternoon the sky was blue with sunshine remaining dry until early evening.
Again, an active morning in the brisk, wet conditions with 5 Common Sandpipers moving around as well as the breeding pair. The pair of Ringed Plovers are ever present appearing on different parts of the shoreline but always near together.
A Mallard with 10 ducklings was on the water before herding them into the lagoon looking very vulnerable whilst ,what seems like the last Curlew in the area, must be waiting for a young to fledge.
Whilst on the west bank scoping across to the east shoreline I luckily scoped down to Dean Head reservoir to find a drake Common Scoter along with a pair of Tufteds. This is the first Scoter I,ve had on Dean Head although , I must admit, its rare that I scope down that way.
A pair of Lapwing are still in the top field guarding very late young.
Fly Flatts
2 Ringed Plover
7 Common Sandpiper + young
1 Curlew
1 Common Scoter... Dean Head
1 f Merlin
2 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
+ usual sp.
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