24th July

A bright and sunny start but this gave way to several hours of heavy rain through the morning before easing by lunchtime to leave a decent afternoon with fog always lingering close by on the light SE breeze.   The days birding highlight was a drake Pochard flying round Brides – always scarce and a good year list bird; other bits included a Great-northern Diver, a Heron, an increased 41 Knot, 120 Dunlin, a Greenshank on Gretchen, 2 Common Sandpipers and a Swift.

Wheatear fledgling