Shorncote......and a Spoonbill!

May 11 - A pleasant couple of hours early morning at Shorncote, with a few waders around, namely 1 Oystercatcher and 1 Dunlin, together with 3 migrant Ringed Plovers, 2 LRPs and 15+ territorial Lapwings, including an adult with 2 chicks. 3 Yellow Wagtails were seen briefly, and posed for the camera. Warblers were singing everywhere including 4 Sedge and 2 Reed, Whitethroat, 2 Garden, a Blackcap, with at least 4 Cetti's. A Cuckoo flew over and a Green Woodpecker called. At least 14 noisy Common Terns were displaying, hopefully they will breed on the island.

A quick return visit after work was required when I was informed about a Spoonbill which had arrived at pit 74. Distant scope views were had, and the bird, an adult, even woke up briefly to preen and show its bill.......