The Juvenile Birder

 Spoonbills Finally! We arrived at 7:00pm in hopes of seeing some Spoonbill. We headed straight for the Coal Tips Trail and took two rights two view the flashes. We saw a Green Woodpecker on a post while on the trail. We then viewed The Moat where we saw three Spoonbill fly in and out of the trees with one even landing on the water near the end. They did this quite and, other than them flying, they weren't doing a whole lot. Though, never the less, it was a new tick! Cormorants, Little Egrets and Grey Herons were also present in the heronry as they flew in and put of the trees as they completed their fishing trips. While getting caught up in the moment track of time and had to rush to the car park before it shut at 8:00pm. Overall, a brilliant way to end the day!

  Egrets, Woodpeckers and More Warblers! We arrived early evening in hopes of seeing Willow Warbler, Spotted Redshank and Green Woodpecker, little did we know we'd be seeing 2 out of 3 of those species. We first went to Bunker Hide and examined the bushes closely since a group of Willow Warblers were there this morning. With no luck, we went to Marsh Covert Hide where the Spotted Redshanks were seen but again had no luck. We then went to Bridge Screen where we saw the female Long-Tailed Duck but again no Spotted Redshanks. Lastly, we went to Border Hide for a last attempt at the Spotted Redshanks with no luck. We then continued to Burton Point when suddenly, a lime green bird flew into view. It was a Green Woodpecker, a first for me. We viewed it before it flew off. We then had to tackle the lambs to get back on the railway bridge. We went on the boardwalk to get back when a flitting bird caught our eye. I first thought it was a Chiffchaff but after closer inspection, it was a Will...