Marshside June 12, 2014 11:46 am
Nels
Little gull Dunlin

Marshside June 22, 2014 Fairclough’s 2 redshank. Whitethroat Reed bunting Grebe & juvenile fighting Lapwing Swan &cygnet Road toad. ,1 2 juv avocets Little egrets Garganey Dunlin Little gull Lapwing redshank etc

From Fairclogh’s platform I witnessed vicious attacks on a juvenile Little Grebe by an adult; no idea what that was about. A “Road toad” is exactly what it sounds like: a common toad dodging the traffic.

Marshside June 29, 2014
Fledgling reedies
6 egrets in flight
Grey heron
Dunlin

Nels July 6, 2014
Plovers
Little ringed? White behind black
Yellow around eye
Dark bill
2 juveniles
Fully brown Dunlin? Next to it.
Also redshank and lapwing
An oystercatcher flew over

Juvenile and adult Little Ringed Plover on the rapidly-drying Nel’s pool.

Nels July 8, 2014 3:44 pm
Juv lrp flew in
Juv pied wag
Giant spider!
Llama
Sandgrounder’s earlier
Barnacle goose
Grey heron and little egret in flight
Kestrel combat
Common sandpiper on junction pool

Little ringed plovers still around, and a Barnacle Goose on Rainford’s lagoon. A Common Sandpiper was close to the screen at Junction pool.