Fri 9th July 21

After the last few days of new birds each morning today was a bit of an anti-climax, although that is a bit unfair on a very smart adult Common Gull. The 2 Common Terns were still on the island and 17 Avocet + chicks, 5 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 2 Shelduck, 6 Cormorants, 1 Grey Heron were on the scrape. Around the marsh were Reed & Sedge Warblers, Reed Bunting, Linnet, Swallows, 1 Buzzard and over the rape field were 30+ Swift. PRD/DC/MR.

Reports from today:

John Hall

16:39 Scrape much the same. 2 Wood Sands on Leon’s Marsh. Highlight for me the number and variety of chicks on show. Avocet, Mallard, Shelduck, BH Gull. Lapwing. Some of the Avocet chicks almost into adult plumage and some only just hatched. And It looks as though there are adults still sitting on eggs. Pied Wag feeding back of scrape.