A 7.00am start saw Brian, Norman and me sitting in Bishop's Hide by eight: nothing super-special, to be honest - lots of Avocets, Ruff and Black-tailed Godwits were the highlights (!) But was this gull a Caspian?
A move to the centre hides added just a few odds and ends - fly-over Spoonbills, Little Egrets and a large flock of Dunlin - so we headed back to the East Bank. Sedge Warblers began to call as the air warmed up a little and a few Sand Martins began feeding over the reed beds, frequently being joined by a pair of Marsh Harriers. The Brackish Pool produced another new species for the year - a pair of Little Ringed Plovers (I just could not persuade a trio of visitors of their identity, despite them being equipped with 'scopes!)
Last week's near-adult Mediterranean Gull had been joined by a partner: we watched the happy couple defending a nest area and adding to it with bits of weed.
After coffee we moved to Kelling Heath, where the only birds we managed to find were Linnets! On the way home, just south of Saxthorpe, my first Swift of the year flew alongside the car...
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