Blue-headed Yellow Wagtail

During the late afternoon yesterday, Richard found a pair of Blue-headed Wagtails at Hayfield 1 and luckily they were still present today as the male is an absolute stunner.

Blue-headed Yellow Wagtail female

Blue-headed Yellow Wagtail female

Blue-headed Yellow Wagtail male

Blue-headed Yellow Wagtail male

Blue-headed Yellow Wagtail male

Blue-headed Yellow Wagtail male

Also on Hayfield 1 was a smart drake Garganey.

Drake Garganey

Gulls roosting and bathing in front of Makepeace hide included two 3CY (I think?) Yellow-legged Gulls.

Yellow-legged Gull 3CY

Yellow-legged Gull 3CY

Elsewhere on the RSPB Reserve were four Willow Warblers, three Sedge Warblers, a couple of Sand Martins a couple of Black Redstarts and at least four Water Pipits. Double figure Goldeneye are still on the Reserve, mostly on Burrowes. A Ruff, 16 Dunlin, a Greenshank and two Ringed Plover were also on and around Dengemarsh/Hayfield 1 and a Bittern continued to 'boom' at Dengemarsh.