In fact even before I went for my walk I spotted this hoopoe on the ground
about 5m from me as I sat at my table eating my lunch. I don't think I've ever
seen one quite so confiding! When I did finally drag myself away from this
wonderful bird and also the flock of azure-winged magpies that were noisily
flying around the stone pines, I had a walk down to view the saltmarsh
from the end of the garden. On my way an osprey flew over then a spoonbill,
and two zitting cisticolas were in the long grass. A swallowtail butterfly flew
past and there were several red-veined darters darting about.
On the marsh I was delighted to find only my second curlew sandpiper of the
holiday, plus 40 dunlin, 50 redshank, several greenshank, 26 ringed plover, 6
turnstones, 6 grey plover and singles of various other waders.
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