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Saturday 28 July 2012

Bowling green marsh

From the hide 12:40 till 15:30 The Spotted redshank showed well on the far side from the hide with 8+ greenshank, 262+ black tailed godwits including 1 juv , 24+ Dunlin soon left but another group of 6 flew in and included a adult curlew sandpiper unfortunately they didn't settle, 1 green sandpiper, 2 common sandpiper, 1 adult med gull flew over and 30+ little egrets, 2 shoveler, 1 gadwall, 1 tufted duck, 2 lapwing, 6+ little grebes,1 whimbrel From the viewing platform after 4 summer plumage knot and 2 grey plover