July off to a good start

At Collingham Pits tonight, 20 Black-tailed Godwits were on Ferry Lane Lake, happily feeding in a pool on the exposed gravel, along with a Greenshank (a patch yeartick), 14 LRPs (including 3 full grown juvs), and a pair of Common Terns, possibly nesting. Two Yellow-legged Gulls also appeared amongst the black-backs - an adult and a 2nd summer.

Most of the 20 Black-wits

Lots of wader habitat

Greenshank

Adult Yellow-legged Gull

Mons Pool was busy with birds too, nothing unusual, but the two Great Crested Grebe nests are still occupied, and it was great to see 2 small Lapwing chicks - a species which looked like it wasn't breeding this year until now.