A truly grey morning dawned and it was still half light at 8 when I took the short trip to Isleham Water Meadows. It's always looked great for a Phalarope here and the news of one of the Grey variety frequenting the flood had been shared last night. On view straight away it was no great surprise when it turned out to be a confiding and very smart bird. Constantly on the move the little masked bandit spun around and worked it's way along the nearest waters edge before taking flight and repeating the foray.
Across the site there were several hundreds of Teal, a handful of Black-tailed Godwit and a couple of Redshank. A Kingfisher took to a high viewpoint from telephone wires over the river and there was plenty of noise from the local Egyptian Geese.
Having enjoyed the little wader I took in an amble at Fordham Woods, I was searching for Woodcock with the thermal imaging camera but most of the woodland floor was flooded. Marsh Tit were however in vocal form and there were at least 4 birds around the wood.
Later in the day I checked out the Harrier roost at the Beet Pits. There were at least 5 Marsh Harriers popping up and down. Mark and Jasper Grooms were already in situ and had seen a Bittern too.
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