SATURDAY 18 APRIL
It was all quiet at Dorney Lake this morning when I left at 07:30. Just a single Redshank, pair of Shelduck and 2 male Northern Wheatear on the causeway recorded from my second site of the day. Wasn't until I got home at 11:00 that I saw Simon's email about '2 WHIMBREL at Dorney Lake'.
Promised to take my daughter shopping so could not go back for a few hours. Five hours later I was heading back to Dorney Lake! I did not expect the Whimbrel to be still there. On a sunny Sunday, hundreds of people visit, walkers,cyclists and roller bladers.I was on the causeway by 16:30. Scanned the 250m marker and to my surprise the 2 Whimbrel were still there by the edge of the Return Lake. Further along at the 500m marker was a feeding Common Sandpiper. Walking along to the Seasonal Pool (1250m) I counted 3 Redshank present.
Returning to the Whimbrel at 17:15 they had moved up onto the grass and were feeding amongst the Canada Geese and Sheep (Kevin Duncan)