Wed 19th Apr 23

Very Windy again today, I started over the road where the Linnet flock on the set-aside must number 40+ now, plus 1 Whitethroat (nfy), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Reed Bunting and 2 Swallows around the humpback bridge.

2 Chiffchaffs were singing along the approach road and at the dipping pond and a further 2 at the feeding stn. and behind the sluice.

From the hide: 4 Canada Geese, c20 Teal, 14 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 8 Mallard, 7 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 9 Avocet, 5 Redshank, 5 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, c50 Blk. H Gull, 8 Herring Gulls, 4 Med Gulls, 2 LBB, 12+ Swallow. Also the first Small Copper butterfly of the year.