Clear, bright and cool, turning cloudy and cold.
Birds seen on journey to reserve: Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Jay and Pheasant.
Birds seen on fields and salt flats around the gravel scrapes: Moorhen, Lapwing, Black-Headed Gull, Mute Swan, Skylark, Kestrel.
Birds which were seen on the rather deserted lakes as the tide was very far out were: Coot, Mallard, Little Grebe in winter plmage of rather white colours, a Red-Breasted Merganser seen from afar and not seen when in the hides, Redshank, Shelduck, Tufted Duck, Wigeon which were gradually turning from eclipsical plumage to distinctive plumage.
Wren was on a post outside the hide. Greylag Goose, Magpie, Starling, Pochard were other birds seen on or around the scrapes.
A group of birdwatchers, when asked, identified a Shore Lark on the tide-line, about a metre from the path, about 30 yards away from us. The bird had a beautiful yellow face with black mask and chest, compared to the rest of its light brown plumage, eventually the bird cam closer and after going into a hide, and re-emerging, the bird came to about 10 yards, upon which the markings were easily seen with the naked eye, an excellent view of a new bird species to me.
The birds seen from a hide looking out onto the mud exposed by the low-tide were: Grey Plover, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, large clouds of Knot seen in the far distance and Curlew.
Other birds seen on the scrapes were: winter-plumaged Great Crested Grebe, Teal, Gadwall and an eclipsed-plumaged Shoveler. Other birds seen walking back to the car were Great Black-Backed Gull and a possible Kingfisher.
34 species including 1 new species.
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