Willey; about 0830h at the top pond a Mallard duck flew off the pond on to the field very agitated, this was followed by a Moorhen, which was followed by a Green Sandpiper. After a couple of low circles of the pond the Sandpiper flew off. Never saw what caused their source of agitation, but without it I may not have seen the Sandpiper, my first of the autumn!
Shawell Lagoons and Land fill area; at the north lagoon I was surprised to find 3 Green Sandpipers this evening. Clearly, they have been on the move today. Nothing else too exciting, Tufted Duck numbers increase to 27, unfortunately no broods seen so far, but they are often late breeders. A couple more Mallard ducks with broods though. 5 Goldfinch busy feeding on the verge vegetation seed heads. A flock of Starling, c100, flew low rapidly northward, presumable to a roost somewhere.
At the landfill area, plenty of Gulls resting before leaving to roost, 7 Lapwing and thankfully the chick is still present, although now somewhat bigger and loosing its ‘downy’ plumage.
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