Lockdown Diary: Monday 6.4.20

A change in the weather, with a bit of a front, a bit of rain and wind brought the hoped for drop in today in the park, with a lovely adult Little Gull seemingly appearing out of thin air on Gunwade Lake. We get them just about every year in the spring at Ferry Meadows, but it seemed extra special this morning. Presumably the same Common Tern as yesterday also appeared about the same time, as did a flurry of Sand Martins and Swallows.

Adult Little Gull, Ferry Meadows CP, Peterborough (6.4.20)

Also, a pair of Shelduck passed through (the second record of this scarce bird in the park in the last few days, and following a similar path to the last one, cutting off the corner of the meander of the Nene which contains the lakes. The other highlight for me was a flock of about 300 Golden Plovers whizzing through overhead, heading south. I saw 50 species this morning during my daily cycle.