At Spade Oak Pit today (Saturday 22 May), 2 summer-plumaged SANDERLINGS were present this morning on the spit with a Common Sandpiper (they both flew off north at 1133 hours) (Alan Stephens, LGRE, et al)only to be replaced by a further individual this afternoon (Alan Stephens)
Meanwhile, College Lake BBOWT attracted 2 BLACK TERNS, a COMMON GREENSHANK and a summer-plumaged DUNLIN (LGRE, DB, NR, PR, et al), with the most exciting news being of the pair of OYSTERCATCHERS with three small fledged young on the East Islands. LGRE also recorded 28 pairs of Common Tern on the reserve, the continuing pair of Black-headed Gulls, 13 active nests/successful breeding of Lapwing, Common Redshank with young, 3 LITTLE RINGED PLOVERS (with a pair still sitting) and the calling COMMON CUCKOO still.
At Calvert Sailing Lake, 1 BLACK TERN arrived in the afternoon (Tim Watts) and at Hillesden Pools, a DUNLIN was present (Tim Watts)