It was another trip to Radipole Lake this afternoon and with the water levels very low, it was good to see a few waders about with 3 Snipe and 5 Black-tailed Godwit feeding in the shallows just north of the visitor centre.
Also in front of the visitors centre were six gull species 40+ Black-headed Gull, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 30+ Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 8 Common Gull and new for the year 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
Other birds of interest were two Great Crested Grebes, the first I have seen here this year and 2 Chiffchaffs.
Birds Recorded:
2 Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
11 Mute Swan
Canada Goose
3 Shelduck
Mallard
Gadwall
Teal
Shoveler
Tufted Duck
Pochard
Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
3 Snipe
5 Black-tailed Godwit
Black-headed Gull
5 Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
8 Common Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
5 Cetti's Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
Bearded Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Reed Bunting
One of the two Great Crested Grebes at Radipole Lake this afternoon.
A pair of Shelduck. The drake is behind the duck
A drake Pochard and......
.......duck Pochard
Five Black-tailed Godwit and a Snipe far left.
Here is a video of the five Black-tailed Godwits, plus three Snipe, Teal, Herring Gull and a Common Gull bottom right
My first Lesser Black-backed Gull of the year
One of the eight Common Gulls here this afternoon.
General Shots:
Something has caught their eye, but what.......
Ted:
...........surely not!!!!