Thurs 25th April 24

Cold and windy first thing but warmed up a bit later in the morning.

From the hide: 10 Canada Geese, 1 Hybrid Goose, 40 Teal, 14 Mallard (+ ducklings), 8 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, 33  Avocet, 9 Lapwing, 3 Redshank, 2 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Coot, 8 Cormorant, c20 Blk H Gulls, 8 Herring Gulls, 2 Med Gulls, 2 LBB, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Swallows, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit, Linnet.

A walk along the front added a few more Mippits, Reed Bunting and Linnet with Lesser Whitethroat and Chiffchaff between the hide and the sluice and Cetti's Warbler, Whitethroat on the mounds RJ/MR