This morning's highlights included:

204 Pink-footed Geese in two skeins, with 132 flying in from the SE at 07:25 then splitting into two with a skeins of 76 then heading east and another of 56 heading NW towards the Ribble; another skeins of 72 also flew in from the SE heading directly N/NW towards the Ribble also, an unusual flight path from here.

1 Little Egret

1 adult Mediterranean Gull

1 juvenile Great Black-backed Gull

3 Kingfishers around Ramsdales

197 Swallows flew SE in 12 flocks up to 08:30 when passage all but stopped

3 seperate Grey Wagtails high south over the ruck

84 Meadow Pipits south over the ruck in singles or very small flocks

1 Blackcap in with a tit flock around The Point

1 Raven NW early morning

3 Rooks SE together

5 Linnets flew over the ruck together from the N/NW landing in shoreline trees but presumably flew off south as they could not be relocated later

A much quieter day today, with the highlight being 4 wigeon on the flash and a couple of little egrets. For the first time in nearly two weeks I didn't see the great white egret or the common sandpiper.

Sightings from this morning included:

132 Pink-footed Geese over, with 22 east at 07:45 (coming from the Ribble direction) and 110 west at 08:47 heading towards the Ribble 

c15 Wigeon in a flock early morning, may have been down on the water but as I just caught them flying off west (with a few Teal mixed in) I only had seconds before they disappeared behind trees so it was a rough count

1 Common Sandpiper still on the sailing club shore

1 Redshank

7 Swallows SE

2 Skylarks still on the ruck

9 single Grey Wagtails south over the ruck up to 9am

146 Meadow Pipits south over the ruck in small flocks and ones and twos up to 09:15, though birds were still moving south after this

17 Chiffchaffs on and around the ruck

2 Willow Tits together on the ruck in amongst a large Long-tailed Tit flock

17 Greenfinches south over the ruck with a largest flock of 16!

7 Chaffinches south over the ruck in ones and twos

7 Bullfinch down around the ruck

Great White Egret present at the western end at 5:45pm and then presumably the same bird but perhaps a second was from there Tom Edmondson hide at 7pm.

An adult Mediterranean Gull also roosted.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

A three egret day already at the flash, with cattle egret just having flown over south east. Great white on the side of the ruck and at least 3 little egrets still present. Common sandpiper and drake mandarin at the sailing club.

Also this morning, a hobby over the western end before disappearing behind the trees at Mossley Hall Farm. 

This afternoon, 

Common sandpiper 2 at the sailing club

Common scoter 2 still

Great white egret 2

Little egret 4

A full circuit this afternoon,

Common scoter 2 still in the middle. One bird raised itself out of the water to reveal a brown belly so presumably a female

Shoveler 31 in Ramsdales

Great white egret 1 at the western end reedbed

This evening, Great White Egret, 2 Common Scoters and 6 Great Black-backed Gulls roosted.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes 

This morning, 

Knot 1 juvenile at sailing club 

Common sandpiper 2 at sailing club

Great white egret 1 on side of ruck 

Mid-morning today:

7 Egyptian Geese off the main car park

144 Tufted Ducks

2 Great White Egrets

1 Black-tailed Godwit, flew in and tried (unsuccessfully) to land on the spit before heading off west

26 House Martins W/NW

2 seperate Grey Wagtails SW over Ramsdales Ruck

1 Willow Warbler and at least 7 Chiffchaffs mixed in with a large tit flock at the western end

A morning of some movement it seems with visible migration counts made from Ramsdales Ruck up to 08:45:

Drake Common Scoter

7 Egyptian Geese still (5 by the sailing club and 2 on the spit)

2 Great White Egrets, together at one point

5 Little Egrets

530+ Lapwings disturbed from the spit and Ramsdales early morning, some of which flew off west

3+ Ringed Plovers appeared to fly east at 07:05, though I wasn't convinced more could have been involved as I was fairly obscured and only saw three but it sounded like there could well have been more

1 Redshank flew through west

1 Common Sandpiper

5 Great Black-backed Gulls

2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers flew separately east across Ramsdales Ruck and down into Ramsdales/the 'nature reserve' area

543 Swallows mainly SE in 29 flocks, with a largest flock of 77 birds

78 House Martins SE in 2 flocks

5 single Grey Wagtails flying high over Ramsdales Ruck pre-8am, 4 heading due south and 1 SE

31 Meadow Pipits over south in 11 flocks/singles, a largest of 7 birds together and a further 2/3 birds down on the ruck

1 Tree Pipit actually flushed from an area close to the memorial bench on the ruck at 08:42 which flew off strongly south

9 Chiffchaffs on and around the ruck

1 Linnet over west

This morning 6.45 - 8.45,

Tree pipit 1 calling over the ruck

Yellowhammer 1 on ruck

Great white egret 2 one at the western end, the other on side of ruck. Seen at the same time.

Little egret 3

House martin 50+ Sorrowcow farm

Swallow 10

Reed warbler 1 in sub song at the point of the ruck.

This morning;

1 Great White Egret

4 Little Egrets

14 Shovelers

7 Egyptian Geese (including one on the high bank of The Point)

2 Siskins south over Ramsdales Ruck

4 Meadow Pipits down on Ramsdales Ruck

53 House Martins

22+ Swallows

c500 Woodpigeons in a single flock seemingly having come up from farmland west of the flash

1 Willow Warbler and 6 Chiffchaffs around Ramsdales Ruck

4 Great Black-backed Gulls

Great White Egret from the Tom Edmondson hide late afternoon today, making its way into Pengys. Also a Ringed Plover flew in from the east and into Ramsdales.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Late afternoon today, a single Willow Warbler was in shoreside bushes near to Sorrow Cow Pond.

An hour in Horrock's hide during the thunderstorm this late afternoon failed to produce the hoped for black tern but the black-necked grebe was still present in East Bay to 4.30pm at least. Attached are a couple more photos of this mornings whimbrel.

After leaving the ruck I headed to Horrock's hide and viewed the whimbrel on the spit, still present until 9am when it appeared to leave, but then returned again.

Earlier two tree pipits calling over the ruck for me which I assume must be different to Ian's one was at 7.15am, the other near the gorse at 8.30am.

Two Great White Egrets together in Ramsdales at 6:40pm at least this evening.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

This morning's highlights included:

3+ Tree Pipits south over Ramsdales Ruck, with a single fairly low at 7am and at least two together at 7:45

7+ Little Egrets

2 Redshank flew in at 08:28 and appeared to continue west

40+ Greylag Geese flew in and then presumably flew out again as I couldn't see them on the water and couldn't get a more accurate count due to me being obstructed by trees!

Single Meadow Pipit flew low west over Ramsdales Ruck and could well have dropped in

Juvenile Cetti's Warbler attempting to sing on the south shore of Ramsdales Ruck just west of The Point

14 Chiffchaffs and 11 Goldcrests on and around Ramsdales Ruck

7 Egyptian Geese, though now with 4 on the sailing club shore and 3 on the spit

63 Swallow feeding south of the flash with some moving off SE but some remaining

Kingfisher low across Ramsdales Ruck, cutting the corner off to get to Ramsdales!

1 adult Great Black-backed Gull

Other highlights this early morning included:

1 Merlin fairly high fast S/SE over the eastern side of the site at 07:46

32 Swifts SE up to 9am in small flocks, the largest of 14

87+ Swallows SE in several flocks up to 9am

6 House Martins SE

1 Whitethroat on Ramsdales Ruck

9+ Chiffchaffs on Ramsdales Ruck

1 Linnet W over Ramsdales Ruck at 08:47

1 juvenile Great Black-backed Gull on the spit

Groundhog Day at the flash this morning,

Ringed plover 1 juvenile present at the sailing club until at least 4pm

Egyptian goose 7 at the sailing club

Little egret 4+

Swift 12 over the ruck

Great black-backed gull 3 (2 adults & juvenile)

Tufted duck 50+ including a flock containing 42 males & 1 female

Adult Mediterranean Gull roosted yesterday evening.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Best I could manage of the black-necked grebes in the murk at 7am. In the middle at first, then close in at the sailing club.