Friday night, and having neglected my patch since getting back from Romania, it was time for a visit; there were lots of Swifts (at least 70, probably lots more) feeding low over Ferry Lane Lake, where 4 noisy Oycs flew in an an adult male Goldeneye was looking unseasonal. On to the Silt Lagoon, and a Green Sand was asleep in the corner. Mons Pool was looking good with relatively low water levels, but there were still very few young wildfowl there, although a Coot family was new, and the two pairs of Shelduck still had 7 young between them. A pair of GC Grebes mated on their nest, so hopefully their low-lying nest wont get inundated... Best though was the Turtle Dove, still present, purring from the southern side of Heron Island opposite the viewing screens. Hopefully there's a female sat on a nest nearby.
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