Our first port of call was Chosely Drying Barns again as we had read reports that a very few Dotterel had been seen in the fields. When we arrived there, there were already a few birders out there and locating the bird – for there was only one that we could see – was a case of finding the Golden Plover first and then looking to the right of that!
So we had two year ticks straight off but further scanning of the field did not reveal any more than the single female Dotterel and the single Golden Plover. The Golden Plover was in beautiful breeding plumage and was almost as good a find as the Dotterel itself.
Around the bushes behind us there were Whitethroats singing and a couple of Swallows flying low over the fields.
As a matter of interest, the Dotterel and Golden Plover were found much further down Chalkpit Lane than we have seen before and closer towards the Docking end than the Titchwell end.
Bird Sightings Chosely Drying Barns 6th May 2019
| Common Pheasant | 4 |
| European Golden Plover | 1 |
| Eurasian Dotterel | 1 |
| Barn Swallow | 2 |
| Common Whitethroat | 2 |