Looking from the cause way it didn't look to hopeful, making our way along the edge of the reservoir the first bird we saw was a Little Grebe feeding quite close into the side (never seen a Little Grebe here before), as we continued our way along the edge of the reservoir trying not to wake the little one in the back of the car we soon found quite a few Ringed Plover, I have a weak spot for all waders and these fellows are always good to see. In with the first group were a few Dunlin and then we found a lone Little Stint which was the icing on the cake.
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| Juvenile Ringed Plover |
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| Adult Ringed Plover |
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| Dunlin |
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| Juvenile Little Stint at Blithfield |
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| Juvenile Little Stint at Blithfield |
Didn't drive too far around so didn't see anything else wader wise, but did see the Artic Terns feeding out in the reservoir. Back at the car park there were plenty of Yellow Wagtails in with the Jersey Cows and a group of Linnet feeding on the shore line.
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| Yellow Wagtail Blithfield Reservoir |
Walking along the cause way to get an ice cream we picked up Great Crested Grebe and Cormorant, and Lesley saw what might have been the Shag, it appeared to be smaller than the Cormorants and had the right browny colour but only having a distant arse on view we couldn't be certain. Around the shore near the ice cream van/hut there were quite a few Pied Wagtails adding to the Wagtail mixture.
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| Black Headed Gull |
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| Great Crested Grebe at Blithfield |
Getting back to the car we added a lone female Wheater to the list which was posing nicely on the fence posts.
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| Female Wheatear at Blithfield |
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