Seven members braved a cool start to the day for our walk around the northern end of the lake. The best birding was in open grassland of the north west corner. Here Martyn located a flock of Richard’s Pipits and we also got good looks at Double-barred and Red-browed Finches. Several Golden-headed Cisticolas perched on dead sticks close by as did a young Black-shouldered Kite. Careful scrutiny of the western picnic area revealed several Great Cormorants and a Pied Cormorant. We returned to the cars with a total of 37 species.
Tom Green