Tues 21st Sept 21

A much better day weather wise today, warm with a light breeze, quite a few birds around the Dell mostly Blackcap, Whitethroat and Goldfinch with a few Greenfinch and a Chiffchaff in the Badger's Sett. 9 Meadow Pipits, 8 Pied Wags, 2 Rooks were on the Greensward and 30+ Swallows were hawking along the carpark hedge

Lots of Gulls on the sluice and a single Wigeon was sitting on the sea.

On the Scrape: 22 Greylag, c70 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 1 Shelduck, 5 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 100+ Lapwing, 22 BlkWits, 7 Avocet, 7 Snipe, 3 Ruff, 3 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Stonechat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard only) PRD/DW/BH/MR et al.

Reports from today:

Simon Cox

14:17 Sightings: Marsh Harrier, guess 500-600 Swallows, only a few H Martins, 100-150 Mipits, 1 Wheatear, not a single finch!