Wed 21st Sept 22

Simon had a good morning (see Ringing page) with an interesting Chiffchaff and a cracking Kingfisher, Whinchat and Cetti's Warbler in the nets.

Photo Simon Cox©

A few Chiffchaffs around the Dell and Dipping Pond area otherwise quite quiet around the bushes. I joined Dave & Brian in the hide with a couple of Dunlin and half a dozen Curlew on show, but as always happens it was just 15 mins after they left that I picked up a Jack Snipe (NFY) along the back of the scrape.

From the hide: 117 Teal, 3 Mallard, 70 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 2 Bar T Godwits, 1 Jack Snipe (MR), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. DW/BH/MR.

 Reports from today: 

Simon Cox

10:10 Chiff in hand now Reed-bed strikes me as slightly browner than others I’ve been handling tho’ may just be variation of usual race.

12:19 Kingfisher in hand now, Reed-bed.

Steve Grimwade

14:53 Jack Snipe still on the scrape.

Pete Loud

17:08 Jack Snipe showing still at back of Scrape (PD,PL)