This afternoon there were 3 Dunlin in summer plumage, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Wheatear, at least 1 Lapwing chick, a trickle of Swallow , Sand Martin and a few Swift through The Garganey and a Yellow Wagtail had been seen by others earlier.

The garganey usually disappears up the central channel during the day

No sign of the hoopoe or garganey for us between 10.30 and 5, but a pair of cuckoos flew West over the car park around 11. 4 whimbrels dropped in at 4.20 and stayed for half an hour before flying off West. In between, whitethroat, stonechat, reed bunting, wren, single male pintail, at least a couple of dozen greylag goslings, male marsh harrier, 4 hobbies and a couple of wigeon amongst shovellers, teal, mallards, lapwings, nesting swans and Canadas.  Lots of brimstones, white and a peacock butterflies, whitethroats, chiffchaffs, blackcaps and a garden warbler along the drove to the tower hide, where there was another cuckoo calling and bittern booming, with a few gadwall, mallards, coots, moorhen, reed warblers, cetti’s and little grebes..

Seems to have been pushed off the reserve sometime yesterday

Hoopoe in same place this morning and feeding well.

Also, from the car park hide - Male Garganey visible and a single Male Pintail.

Hoopoe still present this evening at 8pm on the grassy drove signposted to the Tower hide.

Also bittern heard, a second cuckoo & the 6 cranes that seem to have flown from greylake via ham wall (whilst watching the hoopoe, which was present all day). Plus drake garganey & pintail, and a wheatear from main hide in morning

Hoopoe on the track, just after the right hand turning to Tower Hide at 11.30 this morning.
Also, 3 little ring plovers, 2 GWE, little egret, redshank and cuckoo calling.