January 7, 2025

Salgados lagoon day 2

 Id skipped a day due to a bit of rain, but was up early at the hide area of the lagoon.

 An early dawn walk out with Waterrail and Cettis Warbler calls

I was the only person out there and the sun was coming out.

 An colourful adult Bluthroat was feeding along the edges of the grassland adjacent which holds quite a few small birds , Mipits, Chiff chaff , Crested Lark , Serin, Waxbills  and Finches come to this area. I also found a 1st winter Bluethroat that didnt have much blue further along the track

Usual ducks, Moorhens, a few Spoonbills, Herons were on the lake . A Ruff was also seen .

On the walk back a Swamphen was close to the bridge with the Coots

Bluethroat adult


Waiting for the sun to come up.

Western Swamphen



!st winter Bluethroat