A stunning male Blue-winged Teal was the bird of the day.   I first found the bird at 1110 on a small pool in the dunes south of the Quad 3 look-out post.   It was with a pair of Mallard and flew onto the flashes where it was seen by notified observers into the afternoon.   Along with the Black Kite, these are two new species for the area within four days, which is remarkable after over fifty years of observations.
         The wind was even worse today, and few birds were seen in the bushes.   Over the Warren were 14 Grey Herons, 12 Little Egrets and 3 Common Buzzards, while on or over the fields were 180 Linnets, Corn Bunting, Twite, Merlin and Hen Harrier.   Birds on the flashes and marshes were 16 Mute Swans, 3 Shelducks, 24 Tufted Ducks, 25 Mallard, 70 Teal, a further 7 Little Egrets, 5 Little Grebes, 19 Redshanks, 3 Green Sandpipers, 3 Little Ringed Plovers,16 Curlews and a White Wagtail.
         Also on the dunes were 2 Yellow Wagtails, Wheatear, Chiffchaff, 4 Tree Sparrows, Collared Dove, 2 Kestrels and 2 Grey Partridges.   A Red-throated Diver flew north at sea.