London Wetland Centre - They Went That Way!

The planning office called it right this morning but unfortunately the Greenshank that had rested with a couple of Redshank on the main lake at the London Wetland Centre had not been seen since just after 0900hrs. High tide at Hammersmith Bridge was at 0636hrs and therefore had already turned by opening time. 

The next high tide was at 1856hrs (tidetimes.org) and again outside of opening hours. Reports from Rainham Marshes, Staines Reservoir and Surrey sites suggest there are shorebirds on the move. Perhaps there will be more to come in the next few days!

By the middle of the week the tides will be more in sync with the centre and with a continuation of the right conditions will push more birds up the Thames estuary and onto reserves and reservoirs as the tide rises.  

A Snipe the nearby resident Peregrine and a Blackbird with a silver ring on its right leg were the other sightings of note in a forty species tally.