The main highlight today was a Great Reed Warbler (top photo by Ray Scally) singing in the Scott hide reed bed. It was very elusive, singing up to 8.30am, then it went missing, until it was relocated 150 yards west of the Scott hide at 12.30pm. It remained there for the rest of the day but remained elusive and didn't sing again. This evening it was found again after the rain feeding high up in the tree canopy up to 7.50pm at least. This becomes the 2nd record for the reserve, following a bird on the 4th May 2017. It becomes the 4th record for Staffordshire. An Osprey flew thru north at 4.03pm. A single Black-necked Grebe remains off the Chappell hide. A Whimbrel flew thru early afternoon, also 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper and 3 Ringed Plover were present. A sub adult Yellow-legged Gull and Caspian x Herring Gull hybrid were on the north shore late afternoon.
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