Wed 3rd April 19

A quick visit to the hide this morning, before the new stairs were fitted gave me a pleasant surprise as when opening the shutter the first thing I heard was the pinging of Bearded Tits, the pair were moving around in the reeds for several minutes before moving off.
A scan along the back edge picked up at least 1 of the Water Pipits but no sign of the Jack Snipe but as we have found this can be an afternoon bird. No Avocet were present at this time but otherwise things were much the same.

The new stairs were completed by lunch time so all is now up and running again.


John Hall

Visit to hide 14.30 -  16.00 :- 1 Water Pipit + 1 other that was more likely to be Meadow, 2 Pied Wagtails, 1 Reed Bunting, 6 Canada Geese, C 30 Teal a few Wigeon, 5 Blackwits, 12 Lapwings, 20 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatchers,  1 Cormorant,  7 Jackdaws, no sign of Jack Snipe or Beardies a few Black-headed and Herring gulls.



Max Martin

Male Blackcap in bushes by memorials as well as 3+ Goldcrest and a single chiffchaff.
4 Swallows present over scrape and pond to right of hide but no house / sand martins yet, Jack Snipe seen briefly behind a tuft of grass behind marsh to right of hide.

Photo Max Martin©

Matt Lonsdale

Blackcap and firecrest at start of path On approach road, 2nd firecrest in similar area, couple of chiffs and a goldcrest best on approach road.