Saturday, 28 August 2021

28th August - cloudy, sunny intervals later, 19C, light NNE

Shawell sandpit- Cotesbach Landfill; morning.  Two Pochard (m+f) were new in, four Tufted Duck, one Gadwall 23 Teal, 12 Shoveler, 30+ Mallard, plus 92 Canada and c60 Greylag Geese.  Four Little Grebes and three Mute Swans.

Seven Red Kite, 15 Ravens together, very few Gulls though.  A couple of Lapwing along the shore.

Shawell Lagoon; afternoon. 79 Lapwing, my fist autumn flock here this year.

A5 Pools//DIRFT; late afternoon. A nice selection of waders included, Common Sandpiper, two Dunlin, Redshank, a Ringed and three Little Ring Plovers (juvs), two Snipe, 16 Lapwing.  A couple of Shoveler with the Mallards.

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