Spent several hours in the heat, with the hottest day of the year with temperatures in one place at 34 degrees, that is hot. Greeted at reception by birding colleague and a catch up.
Best bird of the day for me was a LITTLE STINT which was associating with a RUFF and an adult DUNLIN. These birds were really in close proximity in real terms in within wing distance of each other. This was really good for comparison but being so far away you will have put up with a sketch.
Other birds of note were LITTLE GULL a juvenile bird in early plumage and two WHEATEAR on the beach. I also had 5 SAND MARTIN along beach and 4 SWALLOW. A single HOBBY, A COMMON BUZZARD and a pair of MARSH HARRIER. Just one GREY HERON and 2 LITTLE EGERET. I had reasonable views although flying of 5 BEARDED TIT. PIED WAG, SPOTTED RED 6, SNIPE 2, SHELLDUCK, MALLARD, SHOVELORE, TEAL, GADWALL, MORHEN, COOT, WOOD PIGEON, STOCK DOVE, COLLARD DOVE, HOUSE SPARROW, LINNET, GOLDFINCH, REED BUNTING, BLACKBIRD, STONECHAT, MEADOW PIPIT, GREY LAG GEESE, CANADA GEESE, CETTI'S WARBLER, HERRING GULL, LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL, GREAT BLACK BACKED GULL. COMMON WHITETHROAT, DUNOCK, WREN, ROBIN, BLACK HEADED GULL, CROW, JACKDAW, CHAFFINCH, GOLDCREST, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT.
Home: Had my first migrant ROBIN in today stayed for a few hours and went to the bird table. Also a very fleeting visit of a JAY which a rare bird for here.
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