Broomhill Flash mid morning- Not the excitement of recent days but still a good list of birds which included 70 Mallard, 7 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, 1 Shoveler, 1 Teal, 4 Cormorant, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1juvenile Yellow Wagtail and 40+ Sand Martin.
Bolton Ings mid morning- A male Sparrowhawk in front of the Cormorant Hide prevented a raptorless day. On the open water were 51 Tufted Duck ( + broods of 5,4,4 and 2 ), 27 Gadwall, 6 Pochard, 3 Shoveler, 13 Greylag Goose, 4 adult Mute Swan + 6 cygnets, 13 Cormorant, 4 adult + 1 juvenile Great Crested Grebe, 6 adult +4 young Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron and 1 LBB Gull. Only 1 Swift was seen. A Green Woodpecker was yaffling along the old railway line.
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