Bretherton eyes floods .

[gary lilley]

19 black tailed godwit , 3 redshank , lapwings , 2 pintail , several teal , mallard and shelduck , bh gulls , lbb gulls , pied wagtails and a single golden plover flew over high up calling and heading west .

[gary lilley]

Plenty of godwits again ( some in near breeding plumage) , 3 redshank , plenty of bh gulls and a few l bb gulls , mallards , teal , shelduck , 2 oystercatcher , 2 golden plover and 2 curlew passed over .

[Neil Southworth]

Numbers from this morning:-
Mute Swan 2 adults + 1 juvenile, Shelduck 9, Mallard 40, Teal 20, Pintail 2, Grey Heron, Oystercatcher 6, Lapwing c80, Black-tailed Godwit 16 (including several in breeding plumage), Redshank 4, Buzzard, Mediterranean Gull 2, BH Gull c250, LBB Gull 2, Moorhen 2, Linnet c100, Corn Bunting c20. In song were several each of Skylark, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer

[ianball]

Sunday am 9.55 to 10.45
On the floods...
24 Black Tailed Godwit
5 Redshank
c50 Lapwing
5 Shelduck
2 Oystercatcher
3 Grey Heron
c30 Black Headed Gull
1 LBB Gull
1 (2ndS) Herring Gull
Also around...
5 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrel
1 Raven
2 Goosander (on the river)
Yellowhammer
Corn Bunting
Skylark
Reed Bunting
Linnet
Meadow Pipit
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail

Forgot to add. New birds today and in recent days have taken me to 78 for the area for the year.