Sat 9th May 20

Reports from today :

Pete Loud

Haven bike ride this morning, there were 2 Mistle Thrush, Blackcap & Cuckoo up at the Farm, several Corn Bunting & Whitethroat on track to Golf Course.11 Whimbrel & Wheatear on GC. Scrape there were 41 Avocet with 10 nests now, 3 Lapwing chicks we’re still looking good. Cuckoo was calling on back hedge & female Marsh Harrier hung around for 10 minutes or so. Still a couple of drake Shoveler and the drake Gadwall, hopefully the females are on nests. Good numbers of all the Common Warblers on site, they have all settled down to breeding now. 2 Swift over the road. Plenty of Butterflies on the wing, 10+ Orange-tip, 3 Holly Blue, Comma, Brimstone, Peacock and Small Whites.