A text from Phil Chantler first thing today saying he’d found 3 Dotterel (1 ad + 2 juv) in a field just inland was a warmly received. I didn’t end up going for a look till this evening and thankfully the birds were still present. Abit of a wait but they allowed close views and I even had to wait for them to move away (in a rai shower) before standing up to leave.
In other news, today was more about numbers than scarcity for me with lots of common migrants across the patch, highlights were 10 Whinchat, gropper, Garden warbler ,Spotted flycatcher, Swift, c100 Swallow, c40 Sand martin, few sedge and willow etc.
Rich B and I had a distant Honey Buzzard over the castle on the 25th, it likely came off the sea but we cant be sure, my 17th coastal HB this year, I wonder if i can get to 20…
PERDIX BIRDER 
Well (re)found Jamie. I went up there first thing and saw 3 guys miles into the field searching and I could see nothing scanning around but I soon gave up.
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