Mon 15th Aug 22

A little bit cooler this morning, that was good news as was the fact that the new solar pump is now up and running, pumping water onto Leon's marsh and soon overflowing onto the scrape we hope.

No small waders on the scrape this morning, just 28 Lapwing, c70 Blk H Gulls, 3 LBB Gulls, a few Swallows and 2 Sand Martin. PRD/DC/MR.

A walk along the front added 3 Stonechat, Whitethroat and Linnet around the wood pile between the pillbox and the wooden hide, 6 Wheatear and a Whinchat on the bales near the wooden hide and a nice Reed Warbler in the hand at Simon's ringing table. See Ringing page.