Carlton Marsh

The family of Avocets (1 adult 3 juveniles) returned and were on the wader scrape from at least 07.02hrs until we left at 21.00hrs (K.Bannister/D. Standish/CG).

This evening there Little Egret, 5 Greylags and a singing Goldcrest. A female Tufted Duck had 4 very small young on nearby Bleachcroft Farm pond.

Meanwhile on the main scrape 15 Starlings flew north, a LBB Gull flew south, and a Green Woodpecker called. 20 Swifts were feeding over the fields.

Earlier a Whimbrel called at 10.50hrs, as it headed south over Royston Road, Cudworth (half a mile east of the reserve) (JP).

The 3 juvenile Avocets happily feeding  this evening, the presumed female was nearby chasing the Little Egret (CG). I only had my phone with me.