Sat 22nd Apr 23

I spent the morning with Pete Loud, great to hear the Nightingale in the badger Sett and the first singing Willow Warbler of the year is always special.

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

16:29 Farm paddocks this morning, 2 Redwing & 2 Corn Bunting. Brook over the road, drake Garganey, 2 Gadwall, Little Grebe, Sedge, Cetti’s Warblers and Whitethroat. Entrance road, 3+ Blackcap, 4+ Chiffchaff. Nightingale singing  from bushes around badger set. Singing Willow Warbler showed in bushes by hide. From hide, 9 Avocet, 3 Curlew, 2 Wigeon, 15+ Teal, 18 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall,  Ad male Marsh Harrier, Sedge & Cetti’s Warbler. Red Kite in the air with 10 Buzzards behind golf course, plus 3 House Martin, 2 Whimbrel Golf Course, 7 Turnstone on French point. Plenty of Sedge in the reeds but no Reed Warbler as yet. 4 Little Egret on flooded marsh on way back plus a fine Male Wheatear by the wooden Hide.