27th - A visit to La Capeliere (1st since early July) and Mas d'Agon today. On the Etang de Vaccares I spotted at least 3 Black-necked Grebes and 15 Great Crested Grebes. At Capeliere the 1st hide was so full I decided to come back after I'd been around the reserve! It was a good decision as it turned out! At the next hide a good number of Spotted Redshanks (45) were feeding avariciously on the exposed mud, many moulting from summer plumage, and in their midst I spotted a juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs. Whether this was the same bird seen here in May I couldn't say. Unfortunately, it soon disappeared from view behind a reedbed and then the entire flock of waders was spooked by a Marsh Harrier and they headed off towards Vaccares. From this hide I also spotted an adult Water Rail creeping through the reeds on the far side of the lagoon. At the next hide a pair of Wood Sandpipers were feeding right in front of the hide and within minutes they were joined by 2 adult and 1 juvenile Greenshank. I managed to get excellent photos of these birds. I continued along the path through the trees but given the number of people on the reserve it wasn't a surprise that all was quiet! The lagoon overlooked by the tamarisk hide was dry and the lagoon over the road held only 5 Black-winged Stilts. I returned to the main hide which was now empty and quickly found the Marsh Sandpiper that had been around for the past month or so. It was feeding amongst 80+ Spotted Redshanks and I managed some reasonable photos. In addition I spotted a pair of Green Sandpipers, several Mallard and a pair of Teal on the lagoon. At Mas d'Agon I found Squacco and Purple Herons, Little and Great Crested Grebes, Whiskered Terns, a Kingfisher, a pair of Wood Sandpipers, 7 Bee-eaters and a Roller. I returned in the evening and the only sighting of note was 8 Night Herons, the most I have seen here!