Warm, dry and sunny, NE 4 - Having been away for a week in deepest Oxfordshire at the Cropredy Music Festival it felt good to return to the coast where a cooling easterly airflow tempered the warmth of the summer`s fourth "official" heatwave. An afternoon visit to the reserve saw at least 220 Common Terns active on Burrowes, the majority sat on a sand bar in front of Firth Lookout. Despite a thorough search through the flock I could find nothing unusual, although it was good to see at least 30 juveniles in the mix of majority adults. Also noted two Little Ringed Plovers, a fly over Greenshank and two Pintail within increasing numbers of Teal since my last visit. Over the road from Hanson hide two Black-tailed Godwits, five Great White Egrets and a Garganey were the highlights, while Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk and Buzzard were all noted.
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