The World Cup continues to dominate, with England getting past Colombia on penalties earlier in the week, taking us to a quarter final against Sweden later this afternoon. Optimism is in the air this morning, amd so news of a Great Egret on Neumann’s encouraged an early morning patch twitch. I’ve only seem one on patch before, despite their near constant presence at Sandbach and being more or less annual on patch with brief stayers. This morning’s bird, found by Dave Hughston, was the second of the year after a brief spring bird on Ashton’s, so a welcome patch year tick for me as I joined a small band of locals in Pod’s hide in the glorious sunshine. The water levels continue to drop as the incredible summer continues. There are some puzzling arrivals on the flashes, with 3 Pochard and half a dozen Wigeon unseasonal. Waders, too, are already moving with 30 Black-tailed Godwits and 3 Little Ringed Plovers with the usual post breeding gathering of Lapwings.
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