The last birding group day of May was to Burton Mere Wetlands on the 28th. Early rain eased off to give us an overcast but mild morning. The highlights were a pair of Spoonbills in Summer plumage, preening on the bridge pool, flying overhead and roosting in the trees. Another good sighting was a pair of Reed Warblers at the Marsh Covert hide that appeared unaware of the group of people looking at them through the window at about six feet. At that dstance they looked surprisingly large.
Another pleassant feature of the morning was the frequent sightings of Whitethroat, particularly on the walk from the bridge to the railway bridge at Burton Point.
Other than that, it was pretty much the usual suspects. There were a pair of Mediterranean Gulls on a nest on one of the islands in front of the reception hide and some Avocet chicks.
Bird Sightings Burton Mere Wetlands Reception Hide 28th May 2019
| Canada Goose | 100 |
| Common Shelduck | 4 |
| Gadwall | 8 |
| Northern Shoveler | 8 |
| Tufted Duck | 10 |
| Common Moorhen | 1 |
| Common Coot | 2 |
| Pied Avocet | 20 |
| Northern Lapwing | 30 |
| Black-tailed Godwit | 30 |
| Black-headed Gull | 40 |
| Mediterranean Gull | 1 |
| Common Swift | 2 |
| Eurasian Jackdaw | 2 |
| Barn Swallow | 1 |
| Common House Martin | 2 |
Burton Mere Wetlands Environs 28th May 2019
| Mallard | 4 |
| Common Pheasant | 1 |
| Grey Heron | 2 |
| Eurasian Spoonbill | 2 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Common Kestrel | 1 |
| Great Tit | 3 |
| Eurasian Blue Tit | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Eurasian Wren | 3 |
| Cetti’s Warbler | 4 |
| Common Whitethroat | 8 |
| Eurasian Blackbird | 3 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Reed Bunting | 1 |
| European Goldfinch | 8 |
| Common Linnet | 4 |
Bird Sightings Burton Mere Wetlands Inner Marsh Farm 28th May 2019
| Canada Goose | 20 |
| Gadwall | 20 |
| Northern Shoveler | 10 |
| Tufted Duck | 6 |
| Common Moorhen | 1 |
| Pied Avocet | 14 |
| Common Redshank | 6 |
| Black-tailed Godwit | 30 |
Bird Sightings Burton Mere Wetlands Marsh Covert Hide 28th May 2019
| Canada Goose | 10 |
| Gadwall | 6 |
| Northern Shoveler | 4 |
| Common Teal | 1 |
| Little Grebe | 1 |
| Pied Avocet | 8 |
| Black-tailed Godwit | 30 |
| Eurasian Reed Warbler | 2 |