A walk directly to the 'bridge' revealed no sign of the 2w Ring-billed Gull among the usual crowd of Black-headed Gulls and Coots. On the return walk, an Osprey was circling the main lagoon and before I got close, a fish was being hauled out of the water and the Osprey flew away with its morning meal. The water level is looking good now, with margins of mud around all the small islands. Three flocks of Flamingos and several Spoonbills were feeding in the water whilst a good number of waders were on the islands. 5 Common Snipe, 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Avocet, 2 Ruff, 14 Lapwing, 7 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper and a Kentish Plover amounted to the waders I made out. At the viewing screen, a Little Bittern flew across and landed in the reedbed to the left. It failed to show subsequently, unlike the Cattle Egrets close by! This Cattle Egret appeared to be watching a pale Booted Eagle which remained around the lagoons for some time during the morning. A pair of Marsh Harriers were very active, generally upsetting the wildfowl and Glossy Ibis flocks. To complement the earlier pale Booted Eagle, I was surprised to watch a dark form Booted Eagle fly in during the afternoon.
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