Another trip to Collingham Pits this evening after work; Ferry Lane Farm Pit has less water in it than ever, to the point that I'm a bit worried the decent habitat isn't going to be around much longer - or at least making it more difficult to watch due to all the deep humps and hollows that have appeared.
Anyway, there wasn't a great deal on the pit - at least 4 Common and at least 3 Green Sands, plus 4 Ringed Plover (so at least it's still attracting some new birds), a juv LRP and 5 Little Egrets, plus several Lapwings.
On the Main Pit there were a further 3 Ringed Plovers, and whilst I looked across three Curlew flew up from Ferry Lane Farm Pit - I hope they had only just dropped in when I drove round, rather than me having overlooked them a few minutes earlier!
And to answer the question in the title of this post, the good news is that there can only be another couple of inches of water to go before large areas of mud are exposed on the Main Pit. This habitat last year pulled in some good birds last, with 2 Pec Sands, 4 Curlew Sands and a Little Stint all being found on the same date in early September. Lets hope for a repeat!
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