Very little (by recent standards) today

A fresh SSE wind shifted to SSW at lunchtime, some sunshine but heavy showers.

South shore

I went down to watch the tide cover the saltmarsh (MD)

Mediterranean gull 1 adult on Red Nab

Wigeon 25 on Red Nab, later 60 out from saltmarsh 

Linnet 100+ on saltmarsh 

Some of the saltmarsh Linnet

Common Snipe 27 flushed when tide first reached the saltmarsh 

Common Snipe 

Jack Snipe 1  - flushed by a family having a walk around the saltmarsh edge

By this time the tide had just started to cover the saltmarsh, but unlike yesterday's good timing, today the timing was rubbish. I'd set off in bright sunshine with no waterproofs, an ominous black cloud first blocked out the sun then brought down the rain. I left much too early to complete a full Jack Snipe survey.

Another venture in the afternoon was also thwarted by the rain. I didn't get past the Nature Park. Fortunately Kevin had just been along the wall and confirmed nothing of note on the outflows.

There was a mixed tit (mainly Long-Tailed) flock feeding near the small anemometer. This also contained at least 2 Goldcrest and 1 Chiffchaff (Kevin had heard one singing earlier).

This LTT was feeding in the leaf litter, or at least trying to feed, it certainly was watching something.

Red Admiral 1

Middleton Nature Reserve (MD)

Just a check of the two main ponds

Mute Swan pair plus 7 cygnets 

Mallard 6 on main pond (4 male) plus 3 (2 male) flying around

Gadwall 5 (3 male) on "no swimming" pond

Moorhen 5 (1 immature)

Immature Moorhen 

Adult Moorhen 

Little grebe 2 (1 on each pond)

Little Grebe

Grey Heron 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Kestrel 1