Sat 30th March 19

My morning started off over the road where I was greeted by my first singing Blackcap which when located turned out to be a pair, it always seems that spring has started when the Blackcaps are singing, in the same area were 2 Chiffchaff's & a Cetti's Warbler.

I joined Pete, John, Matt & Max in the hide and viewed the 2 LRP's they had reported earlier, unfortunately the Water Rail also reported didn't reappear.

From the hide :- 2 Canada Geese, c 60 Teal, 38 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 10 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 20+ Lapwing, 14 Avocet, 7 BlkWit's, 7 Redshank, 2 Snipe, 1 Dunlin (first thing only), 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Fox. No sign of the Jack Snipe at this time. Another Blackcap was singing in the area between the sluice and the wind pump.

The walk to the boardwalk and back added a good number of Reed Bunting in and out of the reedbeds and the continual sound of singing Skylark's

On the return 2 Stonechat were around the mounds area and several Chiffchaff were around the bushes.

A ringing session along the back hedge was very successful with 2 Bearded Tits and 2 Cetti's Warblers ringed (details to follow on the Ringing page)