Superb weather attracted seventeen members who enjoyed unbroken sun and the lightest of breezes throughout the visit. Because of the rescheduling of the walk the tide was not ideal as water had already covered the harbour but the effect was helpfully to concentrate the birds. On the lake were spectacular numbers of redshank, dunlin and black-tailed godwits as well as greenshanks in double figures. On the fringes were two scarcities, a curlew sandpiper and a little stint that could be identified by its tiny size compared with the dunlin roosting next to it. Fortunately the sightings took place before first a sparrowhawk and then a peregrine caused a major rearrangement of the waders. Meanwhile bearded tits were pinging around the reeds and snipe were contending for attention with a water rail on the muddy fringes; the latter unusually took to the air at one point. Then a kingfisher put on a command performance, flying close, hovering, diving for fish and perching on several posts within range for photographers. On the circuit of the seawall a single island remained above the water level; it was packed with birds. A count of the curlews reached 130 and oystercatchers were similarly numerous. A couple of grey plovers and four golden plovers were also identified while increasing numbers of Brent geese swan on the harbour or flew in small skeins. A big surprise on the circuit came when a knot, apparently disorientated, suddenly landed on the path in the midst of the group. Lunch at the Deeps allowed time for leisurely scanning. This paid off with views of stonechats and a wheatear and the amazing sight of an osprey flying right overhead. Brief glimpses of a Dartford warbler in brambles were another surprise before a search of the ditch near the bunker yielded two green sandpipers, something of a disappointment for those who were hoping for a view of the vagrant spotted sandpiper reported at that location the previous day. The grazing meadows revealed four cattle egrets among the herd. The concluding walk across the marsh was productive with a little grebe, a few common gulls and excellent views of more greenshanks shining in the sunlight. Towards the end two yellow wagtails popped out from the feet of some cattle as a bonus sighting. A wonderful walk yielded a large species list of 70 birds.