Edderthorpe at Teatime

Called in at Edderthorpe around Teatime to see how many of the 14 Little Egrets were still present. At first glance, not many, I could only see 3. However after trying a bit harder I counted at least 10 birds. Surprisingly they were very difficult to see, those on the near side were either hidden by the reeds or the long grass. Those on the far side were favouring the outlet channel where the windmill is and therefore could only be seen when they jumped up or flew. A fine sight though. Also present were Ringed Plover 10, Dunlin 4, LRP 1, Redshank 1 and a Greenshank dropped in at 18.40.