A few highlights were little grebes and lapwings at Rushy Pen, cranes viewed from the Holden Tower, shellduck and little egret from the summer walkway, ( plus a visit to a somewhat unusual hide ( see photo), ) black tailed godwits, redshanks, snipe, curlew sandpiper, ruffs, teal from the South Lake hides, and finally, the highlight of the day, great views of the normally secretive juvenile spotted crake from the path by the Van de Bovenkamp Hide.
Birds seen today included:
moorhen, coot, mallard, teal, shellduck, shoveler, little egret, lapwing, little grebe, herring gull, blackheaded gull, redshank, ruff, blacktailed godwit, snipe, crane, great tit, blue tit, spotted crake, greylag goose, herring gull, black headed gull, cormorant
cranes
black tailed godwit
view over estuary
the hide!! great for a lunch stop!
little egret
a couple of shots of the spotted crake
and for lego enthusiasts...nene goose...
...and otter
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