More wader arrivals.  At least 6 Ruff and 300 Black-tailed Godwits plus 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover and the escapee Bar-headed Goose on the East Flood. (A Swandale)

June 29th

2 Hobby, 5 Ruff, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover (D & C Hird)

3 Ruff in partial breeding plumage & 2 Green Sandpipers.  Still 2 Wigeon and the escapee Bar-headed Goose on the East Flood.

(A Swandale)

Hobby, 14 Avocets, 4 Ruff, 3 Whimbrel on Swale/flying over (David Newman)

Return migration for waders is well underway.  Black-tailed Godwits have increase to 123, also 2 Green Sandpipers and a Ruff in nearly full breeding plumage today.  Broods of 3 Ruddy Ducks, 6 Shoveler, 7 Pochard and 6 Tufted Duck on the East Flood.

(A Swandale)

2 Spoonbills, an adult and an immature, feeding on the East Flood before flying off to the north at 09:05, Bar-headed Goose, 1 Black-tailed Godwit

(A Swandale)

Spotted Redshank reported

Spoonbill on the east Flood and 3-5 in the air over the reserve, Bar-headed Goose (Doug Bentall)

Several broods of ducklings on the East Flood:  shoveler 2 of 5 & 6 young, gadwall 2 both with 2, pochard 1 with a single duckling (Ian Bradshaw)

2 Spoonbills about 200m west of the road (adult or near-adult and an immature, both unringed) this afternoon

Escapee Bar-headed Goose and single drake Garganey on the East Flood, Hobby hawking for dragonflies in front of the west hide, Sandwich Tern on the Swale

(A Swandale)

June 12th

2 drake Garganey, 2 drake Wigeon, Hobby, broods of 6 young Shoveler and 2 Pochard on the East Flood, 1 Cetti's Warbler

(A Swandale)

1 Green Sandpiper, 2 common Buzzards seen from the reserve circling over Harty Hill (Murray Wright)

June 11th

On the East Flood:  a Spoonbill with coloured rings (red & yellow left leg, yellow right leg and letters "EZ"), 13 Little Egrets, 2 drake Wigeon, drake Garganey, 1 Little Ringed Plover (Mike Stevens)