Why Titchwell again? I had to have another go at the American Golden Plover (Lifer at Risk), as the day went by, it wasn’t going to be again, another dip, but there were other things to see.
Willow Emerald was the first thing to see on the west Bank Path near to the Visitor Centre. No Bearded Tit today, a bit windy, which they don’t particularly like. Island Hide was my first port of call, here I saw Avocet, Teal, Shoveler, Wigeon, Black tailed Godwit, Ruff, Lapwing and 32, yep 32 Spoonbills.
I was back on the west bank pathway, Parrinder hide was my next port of call, as the American Golden Plover hadn’t been seen today, I settled in to view over the Volunteer Marsh first, here I saw Redshank, Curlew and a Knot. Over on the other side of Parrinder, overlooking the Freshwater Marsh, lots of Greylag Geese with Black tailed Godwits, Ruff, Pied Wagtails, Starling, Linnets, Black headed Gulls, Herring Gulls, plenty of Golden Plover and Lapwings.
On then down to the beach, the tide was well and truly out, so a little walk to get into position. Down here there were Black tailed and Bar tailed Godwits, Oystercatchers, Redshanks, Turnstones, Black headed Gulls, Herring Gulls, and again for me nowt out at sea.
Back on the west bank path, a little crowd had gathered near the dunes, due to a Convolvolus Hawk Moth being found, a bit of a beast and a plain looking moth, a new moth species for me.
After dinner I was once again looking for the American Golden Plover, a fruitless task today, but I did see Pink footed Geese going over, Great White Egret, Meadow Pipit, Dunlins and a Common Gull whilst searching. I got talking to someone who hadn’t seen the wasp spider or the moth, off we went. We saw the Wasp Spider also ended up finding another six on our way down to the beach area and the moth, the Hawk Moth however had done a bunk, but a Common Lizard was nice compensation.
I left the person behind and ventured off back towards the visitor centre looking for Dragonflies now, only finding Common Darters and Migrant Hawkers. I received a message from a friend back in Huddersfield of a Lesser Yellowlegs that had been seen near the Parrinder hide, off I went back towards the hide, finding one guy there who kindly put me onto the bird, very distant and I’d left my scope back in the car, more birders were now arriving, another guy kindly let me look thru his scope, not a new bird but nice to see and a good one to end the day.
Bird List : Avocet, Bar tailed Godwit, Blackbird, Black tailed Godwit, Canada Goose, Crow, Cetti’s Warbler, Chaffinch, Common Gull, Coot, Cormorant, Curlew, Dunlin, Gadwall, Golden Plover, Goldfinch, Great Black backed Gull, Great Tit, Great White Egret, Herring Gull, Kestrel, Knot, Lapwing, Lesser Yellowlegs, Linnet, Little Egret, Mallard, Meadow Pipit, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Pied wagtail, Pink footed Goose, Redshank, Robin, Ruff, Shelduck, Shoveler, Spoonbill, Starling, Teal, Turnstone, Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Wren (46)
Dragonfly List ; Common darter, Migrant Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly
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