A Little Egret was on the Slurry Lagoon late afternoon but flew away after unsuccessfully trying to see the Lapwings off.  The male Pintail is still present and he seems to commute between the Large Gravel Pit and the Slurry Lagoon.  The Starling roost was spectactular again with thousands of birds gathering on two particular pylons before coming in waves to roost in the Slurry reed bed. JMD.