A visit a few hours before Dave Cleals' visit produced a seventh Green Sandpiper along the Return Lake at 1500m. On the Seasonal Pool a Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover and a Little Ringed Plover.
A visit this evening' still the 2 Common Sandpiper on the Seasonal Pool. The Common Redshank had joined the 6 Green Sandpipers on the Reserve Pool. Viewed from the causeway at 750m. Iot
I had not planned to walk beyond the middle bridge but lucky I decided to count the Canada Geese at the start end. Feeding on the grass at 200m was a lone BLACK-TAILED GODWIT! It was flushed by two crows and flew off southwest at 19:06. Then looking back towards the middle bridge a fem/juv NORTHERN WHEATEAR on the causeway. The first for Dorney Lake this autumn, 11 days later than last year. On the walk back to the carpark a single Common Swift flew over.
A good day for Dorney Lake with 8 wader species seen (Kevin Duncan)