Sunday afternoon highlights from Saltholme:
Warbler numbers are slowly rising, with lots of chiffchaff, several blackcaps, at least one reed warbler (in the Discovery Zone) and a whitethroat or two (one singing along the path to Saltholme Hide). Cetti's warbler was singing by the WWP. 18 avocet, 4 black-tailed godwits, 5 snipe and 2 oystercatcher from the Phil Stead Hide. Several pochard, little grebe, grey heron, little egret and water rail from WWP (marsh harrier seen by others before I arrived). Pintail still present on wet grassland (2) and back Saltholme(1) and 2 goldeneye at Saltholme. Great crested grebes at Paddy's and Saltholme pools. Avocet, oystercatcher, little ringed plover, dunlin, black-tailed godwit, curlew and redshank all observed among at least 40 species seen from Saltholme Hide, plus linnet, white wagtail and others.