Evening visit Fri. produced just a single Common S’Pipier on the scrape which has been pumped down to what looks like an ideal level.

15 Black Tailed Godwits on the ‘scrape’ this morning despite the water level having risen due to the last 2 days rain. Pump was being put on this afternoon so hopefully the tide will go out a bit by tomorrow!  3 Common Terns were on Noah’s Lake around 1045.

Meare Heath scrape (wed):  A.M.  1 Dunlin; 1 Ringed Plover: 1 Common S’Piper, Greylag pair with 5 small goslings. I missed another Red Kite at mid day heading N.E. still haven’t seen one this year!
Rather damp from 1300hrs till 1530 but 14 Whimbrel flew West past Meare hide at 1330.

2 Summer plmaged Ruff on Meare Heath scrape at 1030 flew off east after 15minutes.  Damp misty weather as eventually 15 Terns dropped in dribs and drabs into Noah’s Lake betweeen 1130 and 1145.

VP2 Ham Wall had 5 colourful Ruff tthis afternoon (one up on yesterday) with just a male Garganey the only other bird of note

Noah’s Lake at 10.30 Sunday. 1 Black Tern, 1 Common Tern, 6 Whimbrel resting on tree stumps, 4 Hobby and a Tree Creeper along the path. 4 Cranes over reported by others.

04-05-2016 A pleasant walk along the old Railway track at Shapwick Heath on a bright sunny morning with the spring migrants in full song,a group of Swifts over the car park ,Blackcaps, Whitethroats,Willow Warblers,Blackbird , Long-tailed-tits ,Blue Tits,Wren, the Cettis Warbler were as always hiding their presence, two Common Sandpipers on the scrape,a Great-white-Egret alighted in a treetop ,two Bittern flights,one Great-spotted-Woodpecker,Tufted Duck, Mallard, Gadwall, Greylag Geese and Great-crested-Grebes.
As I pulled into my drive a Pair of Greenfinch ,a most enjoyable few hours spent.
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