Sat 17th April 21

I started off over the road this morning and had a walk along the brook to the sheep pen, a nice group of linnet were around the set aside, 3 L B B Gulls with Blk. Headed & Herring Gulls on the scrape & 2 Cetti's Warblers along the brook one of which showed very well. MR

On the scrape: 2 Canada Geese, 14 Shelduck, 14 Teal, 4 Shoveler, 20 Avocet, 5 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 5 Redshank, 3 BlkWits, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Ruff, 1 Lt. Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 GBB Gulls, 4 Greylag (over), 2 Swallows. PL/MR

Reports from today: 

Matt Lonsdale

 08:57 2 Greenshank just dropped into scrape, Sedge Warbler singing in ditch but no sign of Water Pipit.

09:01 Greenshank off already, just headed N.

13:15 Haven this morning - Bushes quiet although more blackcap (pushing double figures) and chiffchaff in similar numbers. Scrape area - 2 Greenshank, Ruff, 6 Snipe, 6 Redshank. No sign of Water Pipit though Sedgie singing. 

2 Whimbrel and a Curlew on the Golf Course. 

Vismig - 2 Siskin, c50 Goldfinch, 3 Swallow, few Chaffinches and Linnets.