Duff'

Three hours sat in the Geoff Smith Hide from 10 till 1. 36 species recorded. The most noteworthy bird was an adult Mediterranean Gull (D.79) which was seen briefly within the first 5 minutes! As I sorted my camera out, I took another look through my scope...of course, it wasn't there! I fired a few shots off "blind" through the gloom...and got lucky. It wasn't seen again.

I'll have to check my records on the old faithful but I reckon I can count on one hand the number of sightings I've had here, so obviously pleased with this occurrence.  The other spectacle that remains in the memory is the regular movement of c500 Lapwings over the site throughout my stay. Wonderful!