We left home late morning on a very grey day. As we travelled north, the sun came out and blue sky appeared.We decided to bird first before, lunch at the cafe (Pam anyway). Negotiating the muddy track on the way to Pat's Pool, surprised to find two fresh molehills in the middle of it, we found the hide empty. Great. We had a good 20 minutes to ourselves enjoying the spectacle of 1,000 Golden Plovers huddled on an island. A flock of at least 150 Dunlin scurried about in front of the central hides and a few dozen Black-tailed Godwits fed at the back of the pool. Suddenly, everything leapt into the air, flying about for 5-10 minutes before settling again. A Sparrowhawk had flown through.
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| Black-tailed Godwits coming in to land |
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| Two Common Snipe fed quietly in front of the hide - until others joined us. |
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| A fraction of the Golden Plover flock |
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