Such a lovely place. I quickly saw Golden Plover in good numbers on Flat Beach, along with plenty of Lapwing, Dunlin, Shoveler and Wigeon.
I walked down to Beach Reserve and followed the dead-end track to view the pools, where two male Goldeneyes were displaying to at least four females. A few Teal and a female pochard were present.
Down at the sea a large group of Oystercatcher were sitting out the high tide. Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker and Greenfinch were about, but I did not see my longed for Grey Partridge.
On the Ternery Pool were Teal, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck and a Pintail.
The Quarry hide gave the best views of the day, with some beautiful Gadwall very close. The huge numbers of birds looking east to Flat Beach was marvellous. A pair of Shelduck landed in one of the dry creeks.
I managed a total of 39 species in two hours.
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