Sunday 23 October 2016

This Green Woodpecker was feeding on the turned-over soil outside Tern Hide with a few Pied Wagtails, single Grey Wagtail and one or two Rock Pipits.

Walter White was on the far shore with five Little Egrets and a few Grey Herons, one of which took exception and chased him off along the north shore.

The juvenile Osprey appeared out of thin air, very low, and landed in the shallow water over a shingle bar separating two 'Cormorant Islands'. Here it stayed for 20 minutes bathing before departing southwards with a few gulls and Lapwings in pursuit.

The very monochrome looking Black-necked Grebe was distant; a Curlew (maybe last week's bird?) was present on an island and called a few times as it was flushed by the Osprey.

Just one or two Hornets in a brief visit to the south side.