Tues 11th May 21

Nothing special around the bushes this morning, all the normal stuff over the road again, the Terrapin was back in the Dipping Pond for another year, a few more Butterflies with Peacock, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Green-veined White and the first Orange Tip of the year. Very quiet over the 5 bar gate then I realised I was being watched by a Sparrowhawk in the back bushes.

 

Much the same on the scrape and 2 Wheatear were between the hide and the moth sanctuary.

 

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

07:13 1+ Garden Warbler at dipping pond, briefly sang and showed. Very little else of note at all but gotta be a spot fly out there somewhere. No sign of Whinchat @ moth enclosure but Wheatear.

20:22 Haven this evening - Over the road - pr. Tufted Duck, pr. of Red-L-Partridge, Lt. Grebe and Whimbrel on scrape. 

Paul Brayshaw

07:35 Two Whinchat moth enclosure.

08:14 Other bits from this morning.  Golf course - 2 Oyks, 2 Whimbrel (down from 15 last night). 1 Curlew. Scrape - 45 Avocet, 4 Redshank, Greenshank fly through, Yellow Wag, pair Gadwall plus male Stonechat in moth enclosure. Generally everything singing away with an increase in Whitethroats across golf course in particular (18+), also two Willow Warbler and 3 Lesser Whitethroats - 40 Swallow and 4 House Martin south. 3 Curlew north offshore.