I was out at Rutland Water
early the next morning but despite an early search by others the Pacific Golden
Plover had not been seen and with no sighting all day it was assumed it had
gone.
Tim asked me help in a wildfowl
count and I counted south arm three, which is the area west of a line between
goldeneye hide and the Old Hall. I
started the count from goldeneye hide and then walked back towards the centre
calling at gadwall and fieldfare hides.
There were plenty of Mute Swans, Greylag Geese and Tufted Duck and a
Canada Goose, several Egyptian Geese, Gadwall, Teal and Mallard were also
observed. There was an Oystercatcher,
five Green Sandpipers and four Greenshanks from fieldfare hide. I continued to walk back to the centre
calling at harrier and snipe hides but there was nothing of note and I
continued to lapwing hide to complete my section of the count. The highlight was a brood of seven Tufted
Duck from crake hide, which was the only brood I had seen all morning.
Having finished the count I
called at shoveler hide on lagoon three were there was a Ruff, three Curlew,
five Green Sandpipers, a Greenshank and a Redshank feeding in the shallow water
and a Black Tern was feeding over the lagoon.
As I was having lunch the only
Buzzard of the day flew over the car park.
After lunch I went to the north arm where I found three Little Ringed
Plovers, a Greenshank and a Yellow-legged Gull.
The Ruddy Shelduck was also seen in the fishponds after a rather
prolonged wait and a Red Kite was observed over the wood on the north
shore. There was still no news of the
plover and as it was now very hot I decided to call it a day and set off home. There was a message early evening announcing
that the Pacific Golden Plover was again on the bund and had been found by the
same observer, Matthew Berriman. I
suspect it might have been there all day but out of sight on the other side of
the bund.
Black-tailed Skimmer near snipe hide
Redshank on lagoon three
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