In reply to Bottom Clinger:
Yesterday heard one, probably two lesser whitethroats. And today I saw plenty of black throated diver, some in full summer plumage but a long way off. And still lots of common scoter. And this morning I heard an odd tapping noise which I couldn’t work out. Turns out it was a song thrush cracking snail shells on its anvil. Really, really nice birds.
This common tern was at Pennington Flash in Leigh last week when I saw a Temmincks stint.