Shibdon Pond

With the breakthrough of sun this evening I had time to get down to Shibdon pond to see if anything new had arrived.

In front of the hide were a couple of Green Sandpiper and a single Redshank.

At the far side was a single Greenshank feeding in the shallows.

Five Little Egret moved around the pond and Water Rail emerged from the reed beds.

A single Snipe sat on the timbers above water level

and the Cormorant tree was laden