Pat Haven

I had an early morning trip to Pat Haven yesterday, getting there before dawn the only birds on the way were a couple of barn owls.
A few gulls on the lagoon including black headed,common and lbb.
Not too many waders to start but plenty of redshank.Ringed plover,dunlin and knot were around but in much reduced numbers than of late.
A pair of little egrets were fishing around the edge of the lagoon and they were joined for a while by a heron.
A couple of vociferous greenshank roosted for a time and a single black tailed godwit kept in the deeper part of the lagoon.
Lots of shellduck appeared near high tide along with a single cormorant and 4 teal.
A bit disappointing really as there was no sign of any curlew sandpipers,ruff golden or grey plover or anything else remotely interesting.
Might be the last visit of the summer.

Redshank


Redshank


Redshank


Redshank


Black Tailed Godwit


Black Tailed Godwit


Greenshank


Greenshank


Dunlin


Grey Heron


Little Egret


Little Egret


Shellduck


Teal