Thurs 6th May 21

A good start for me this morning as I managed to pick up the Garden Warbler along the approach road first seen by Matt first thing, with a lot less wind and a bit of sunshine the bushes were busy with all the returned migrants.

On the scrape were 1 Canada Goose, 10+ Shelduck, 4 Teal, 34 Avocet, 8 Lapwing, 4 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Dunlin, 1 Com. Sandpiper, 1 Lt. Egret, 4 Common Gulls, 2 LBB Gulls, Herring & Blk H Gulls, 10+ Swallows, 1 House Martin, 1 Marsh Harrier (PRD), Sedge & Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Cetti's Warbler.

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

06:25 Garden Warbler singing approach road.

07:37 Garden Warbler still singing from hawthorn Holland side of gap in hedge on approach that looks into sailing club compound @7:10. Loads of Blackcaps in, few Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat and Chiffchaffs etc.

Paul Brayshaw

14:17 Osprey in off over tower now over scrape

14:22 Still on view northern edge of rape field behind scrape

14:24 And away over Great Holland

15:00 Other bits from a very fortuitously timed late lunchtime run - 30+ whimbrel on golf course (quite a lot of golfers so very spread out and likely more), 165 Starling, 2 Oyk. 4 Yellow Wags on seawall and near wooden hide.  Quick look over scrape for 39 Avocet and 3 Redshank.

Pete Loud

19:22 Late afternoon visit today. The  Garden Warbler was showing extremely well in the willows at the top of the entrance road and a Willow Warbler was in the hedge by the dipping pond. 2 Curlew were behind the raised platform and 34 Whimbrel were on the Golf Course. Male Stonechat was in the Moth enclosure.