5 months of patching Branston Island so far - not much water left now, but some great birds this year so far...
Bonaparte's, GW Teal, Temminck's, Limosa Blackwits, 100s passage waders, Ibises, tonnes of Geese, BN Grebes - it's surpassed expectations.
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4 Glossy Ibis, 4 Greenshank, 52 Ringed Plover and a Pintail on Branston Island this morning along with 6 Great Egrets, including 4 new breeding-plumaged birds which left E together.
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Drake Garganey, Wood Sand, 6 Ruff, Dunlin, Greenshank, 3 Blackwit, 2 Redshank, LRP, 3 Glossy Ibis and Great Egret best at Branston Island this morning.
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Branston Island still looking great, with an incredible 64 Ringed Plovers this evening, alongside a Sanderling and 3 Dunlin. Also 3 Ibis and a Garganey still.
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Ringed Whooper Swan, ABP, part of a group of 7 new in at dawn at Branston Island, left N by 0600. From quick search seems to be Welney hatched, maybe explaining the group's delay.
Also 73 Ringo, Dunlin, Garganey, 3 Ibis and 2 Great, 25! Little Egret.
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Some unexpected rain with SE winds dropped a fab Temminck's Stint onto Branston Island this morning, with a Sanderling also new for #PWC2026. 145 sp and 200 pts!
Also 6 Wood Sand, 7 Whimbrel, Greenshank, RP, 2 Ruff, 5 LRP and 3 Ibis.
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My first #PWC2026 pts since 8 May despite some great birding recently, finding a new Glossy Ibis at Branston Island to join the 3 long-stayers. 145/203.
Also 4 Greenshank new-in and 45+ Ringed Plover. Water levels just about hanging on in parts.
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The rain has done its job, and Branston Island looks good again...
Excellent post-work visit produced 4 Arctic Tern E, Spoonbill, G Ibis, 11 Ringo and #PatchGold Mandarin nfy. 146/204.
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Spotted Redshank new for #PWC2026 this morning at Branston Island, with Garden Warbler also new in recent days. 143/193.
Also 8! Wood Sandpipers amongst a great selection of waders, and 3 Ibis still.
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At least 126 Ringed Plovers across two quick visits to Branston Island today, probably loads moving through in between.
Also Sanderling, 11 Dunlin, Black-necked Grebe, 2s Casp, 3 Ibis and Garganey - what a site!
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