Tues 25th June 19

Breezy with heavy cloud again this morning and I headed for the hide hoping the overnight rain had dropped something good into the scrape. On arrival Pete Davis was already settled in and informed me that yesterdays LRP was nowhere to be seen and the only new arrivals were 12 Teal, I don't know about Autumn being here, seems more like Winter with returning ducks.
From the hide :- 19 Shelduck, 12 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 24 Avocet, 10 Lapwing (6+4), 9 Redshank (6+3), 2 BlkWit's, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 6 Swallow, c20 Swift, + a good number of juv. Pied Wags. The walk back to the car added the pair of Stonechat, Whitethroat, Linnet, Blackcap, Reed Warbler and House Sparrow on the mounds + 2 singing Goldfinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Greenfinch at the feeding station.

Matt Lonsdale

This evening :- Scrape- 12 Teal, 1 Curlew and 2 Blackwits. 
Mounds- 2 Stonechat (Male + unringed fem), Chiffchaff with fledged young and Sandwich Tern (south).
More good news- fledged young Stonechat near wooden hide.

Another first of year on the Haven Wildlife page.