Fri 12th July 19

On the walk down to the hide this morning the sewage works hedge gave views of Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch and Wren + lots of Swallows hawking overhead, on the mounds were lots of young Swallows, Whitethroat, Pied Wagtail and the pair of Stonechat.

I joined Pete and John in the hide to find that 2 Greenshank were new in, with just 1 Common Sandpiper.

All bar 2 of the Avocet have now got young but it is impossible to get a good count of the chicks. With the water level perfect at the moment for autumn passage this means there are a lot of places they can hide up. The pair of Oystercatcher on the island have 2 chicks.