We started with a walk up along the main path past Lime Kiln Cottage stopping at the various pools on the way and spotting a Rock Pipit over the salt marsh and several Sky Larks, on the pools there were Grey Plover, Knot and Dunlin plus a several Ringed Plover which were displaying - Ducks Shoveler, Gadwall, Teal, Wigeon, Shellduck. A look on the sea produced several Cormorants feeding, and lots of Great Crested Grebes, possibility of of Divers but too far off shore to be recognised. Next stop was at the Ternery Pool, unfortunately the Spotted Redshank took flight as we opened the hide flaps.
Across the path at the Quarry hide we able to identify the 5 different gulls the Black Headed, Common, Herring, Lesser Black Backed and Greater Black Backed.
We then walked on to Long Pit and stopping at the barns we saw Pochard, 2 male and 1 female Scaup, the Feruginious x Pochard and on the barn pools a drake Golden Eye. Bird of the day however ended up being the Bittern on narrow pit as we walked back to car park.
As we all departed after lunch and went our seperate ways a visit to the viewpoint produced a Marsh Harrier, a Cettis and a Water Rail was heard. Next stop for me was a visit to the other side of the river at Northpoint Pit
A walk through the salt marsh trying to flush Jack Snipe produced only 6 Redshank.
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