Broom GPs - Bar-tailed godwit

A proper spring day with plenty on the move.  The obvious highlight being my first Broom bar-tailed godwit that had settled on the scrape beyond the car park watchpoint.  A lovely brick-red plumaged individual that was tempered by the piercing morning sunlight.

There was a noticable increase in warblers and a walk along the track to the west of Peacocks down to the the pond produced my first sedge warbler, reed warbler, and common whitethroat of the year.  At least six blackcap were in full song, as were two willow warbler.  A yellow wagtail flew over.

On GLE, a two shoveler, four teal, 13 tufted duck, four gadwall and two shelduck made up the remaining wildfowl, while the two little ringed plover were now on territory and 95 black-headed gull was probably the last decent sized group of the season.