Thurs 30 July 20

I started off at the Dipping pond with the same 3 Willow Warblers PL had seen earlier, (still very noisy) and added 3 more and 2 Chiffchaff in the approach rd. bushes + Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Green & Gt. Spotted Woodpeckers and a young Sparrowhawk.

Lots of Goldfinch, 2 Blackcap & 2 Lesser Whitethroat were in the area behind the 5 bar gate.

From the hide:

18 Lapwing, 8 Avocet, 3 LRP's, 3 Dunlin, 3 Oystercatcher (2+1), 103 Blk. H Gulls, 1 Sandwich Tern, 4 Canada Geese, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 1 Yellow Wagtail. JH/MM/MR

A walk to the 2nd pillbox added 8 Whimbrel on the cut marsh, 1 juv. Stonechat and 3 Wheatear (2 near wooden hide 1 on 1st pillbox). MM/MR.

Reports from today:

Paul Brayshaw

07:50 Golf course area fairly quiet.  Single Wheatear and juv Med Gull. very light trickle of Swift over the arable and a flock of ten Common Tern south was my first double figure flock of the autumn

Simon Cox

14:54 Today 9 Whimbrel, 1 Wheatear seen during ringing session (see Ringing page).

Pete Loud

17:14 Fitted in a couple of hours before a late start to work this morning.3 Willow Warblers were moving along the hedge by the dipping pond, other sightings in bushes were Chiffchaff 8, Blackcap 7, Whitethroats aplenty 15+,and Great Spotted Woodpecker. From Scrape Hide, 2 Juvenile LRP, 1 Green Sand, 1 Juvenile Redshank, 3 Adult Dunlin & 2 Juvenile Yellow Wag. Wheatear was on the pill box and Juvenile Stonechat on the mounds.

Liz Huxley

17:18 pm visit to hide:- 20+ Lapwing, 9 Avocet, 7 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 3 LRP, 1 ad male Marsh Harrier.