Thursday 30th April 2020

0815 onwards, spring rain, 8c : Canada Goose 2 goslings, Gadwall m, Teal pair, Little Grebe pair, GC Grebe, Cormorant 3, Common Sandpiper, LR Plover 2, Raven 2, Collared Dove, Pied Wagtail 8, Mistle Thrush pair, Song Thrush, Swallow 60+, House Martin 25+, Sand Martin 6, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat 3, Blackcap & Chiffchaff 6, Willow Warbler 2.  (GR)

Volucella Pellucens  (GR)

Tuesday 28th April 2020

1000, rain, 6c: Wheatear 1 + 2 more at Doe Bank Lane (photo), Blackcap m, Whitethroat, Swallow 40+, Sand Martin 20+, House Martin 6, Mistle Thrush pair, Pied Wagtail 10, Gadwall m, Little Grebe pair, GC Grebe pair, and a fox.   (GR)

Monday 27th April 2020

0715 onwards, cloudy & cold, 7c: Dunlin, LR Plover 5, Lapwing 2, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Wheatear, Pied Wagtail 10, Mistle Thrush 2, Song Thrush 2, Linnet 2, Whitethroat 3, Blackcap & Chiffchaff 8+, Swallow & Sand Martin c40, House Martin 5, Rook 2, Greylag 2, Teal pair, Cormorant 3, GC Grebe pair.   (GR)

       Little Ringed Plovers, Dunlin & Wheatear this morning

Saturday 25th April 2020

1100, sunny, 13c: Swift, House Martin 6, Sand Martin 6, LR Plover 2, Common Sandpiper, Raven, etc.  Vollucella pellucens hoverfly.  (GR)

Com.Sand & Marsh Marigold

Friday 24th April 2020

Sunny, to 20c: Snipe, Lapwing, Gadwall pair, GC Grebe pair, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler 4, Blackcap & Chiffchaff 10+, Whitethroat 2, Swallow 2, House Martin 2, Sparrowhawk f, Linnet 4, Reed Bunting, etc.

Also Dingy Skipper, Speckled Wood 4, Peacock & Tortoiseshell 8, Orange Tip 20+, other whites 15+, Longhorn moths 25+.   (PJR/GR)

Apple blossom & Swallow today

Thursday 23rd April 2020

Sunny, to 16c: Whitethroat 4, usual Blackcaps, Chiffchaff & Willow Warblers, Swallow 2, H Martin 2, Mistle Thrush 2, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Raven 2, Sparrowhawk, etc

Good numbers of Orange Tips, whites, Tortoiseshells & Peacocks, Speckled Wood 4.  (GR)

               Blackcap & Grey Wagtail (females) today.

Tuesday 21st April 2020

1000 - 1100 sunny, 12c but strong winds: Common Sandpiper, Lapwing 3, GC Grebe pair, Little Egret, Kestrel, Raven, Mistle Thrush 2, Whitethroat, usual warblers and hirundines.  Also Orange Tip, Gv White 2, Peacock 2, Comma, and a fox.  (GR)  Pied Wagtail 11 males on 20th April.  (RP)

                 Green-veined White & Little Egret (GR)

Sunday 19th April 2020

0800 on. Cloudy start, cold NE wind, 7c: Yellow Wagtail 2, Pied Wagtail 8, Whitethroat, usual Blackcaps/Chiffchaffs/Willow Warblers, Swallow 15, Sand Martin 8, House Martin 6, Jay 3, LR Plover 2, Lapwing 2, Little Egret, Little Grebe, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 4, Shoveler pair, Teal 2, Tufted 18, Song Thrush 2, Linnet 4, Reed Bunting 2m, etc.  (GR)

Yellow Wag & Whitethroat today

Friday 17th April 2020

1320 - 1400 cooler, some sun, 11c: Shoveler pair, Cormorant 3, Sand Martin 15, Swallow 4, Pied Wagtail 2, Blackcap, Chiffchaff 2.

Another nine ducklings...

Thursday 16th April 2020

Hazy sun,  16c : LR Plover, Snipe, Gadwall pair, Teal 4, Cormorant 3, GC Grebe 2, Swallow 2, Chiffchaff 15+, Willow Warbler 3, Blackcap 5, Linnet 4.

Also Orange Tip 15+, Gv White 2, Large White, Brimstone m, Speckled Wood, Comma, Peacock 5, Small Tort 4.  (GR)

Hedgerow Cranesbill today

Tuesday 14th April 2020

1130 - 1300 sunny but cool, 8 - 10c: Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler 3, Blackcap 4m, Chiffchaff 3, White Wagtail, Swallow 3, Sand Martin 2, Mistle Thrush 2, Linnet pair, Chaffinch 4, Com. Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 2.   Also Orange Tip 7m, Gv White, Large White, Peacock, S Tortoiseshell 5, etc.   (GR)

White Wag & Com Sand today

Monday 13th April 2020

1415 - 1500 sunny, easterly breeze, 10c: Swallow c40, Sand Martin c30, House Martin 6, Linnet 4, Common Sandpiper, LR Plover, Little Grebe, GC Grebe 2, Greylag, Heron.  Also Speckled Wood.  (RP)

House Martin & Spec Wood today

Easter Sunday 12th April 2020

Hazy then cloudy, 19c : Gadwall pair, Teal 8, GC Grebe 2, Snipe, Lapwing, Grey Wagtail, Raven 3, Rook 2, Chiffchaff 15+, Willow Warbler 2, Blackcap 5m & 2f, Linnet 4, Reed Bunting.

Also Orange Tip 20+, Gv White 2, Small White 4, Brimstone m, Peacock 15+, S Tort. 12, Comma.  (GR)

                  Linnet and female Orange Tip today

Friday 10th April 2020

Hazy sun, to 21c : Swallow 2, Blackcap 8, Willow Warbler 5, Chiffchaff 20+, Linnet 8, Reed Bunting 2m, House Sparrow 6, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Chaffinch 3, Pied Wagtail 3, Song Thrush 2, Jay 3, Raven 2, Sparrowhawk, LBb Gull 20, Snipe 2, Lapwing 5, Oystercatcher, Heron 3, Cormorant, GC Grebe 2, Gadwall pair, Teal 16, Goosander f, Mallard ducklings down to 8, Mute Swan pair.

Also Orange Tip 25+ (2f), Small White 8, Gv White, Brimstone f, Small Tortoiseshell 20+, Peacock 20+, Comma 3.  (GR)

Blackcap, Gadwall & Swallow today

Wednesday 8th April 2020

Sunny to 18c: Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing, Goosander f, Mallard with 9 ducklings (photo's), Greylag 3, Mute Swan pair at nest, Mistle Thrush 2, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 3, Willow Warbler 5, Bullfinch 2.

Also Orange Tip, a few whites, Peacocks & Tortoiseshells.  (GR)

Tuesday 7th April 2020

1100 - 1320 sunny/breezy to 16c: Oystercatcher, LR Plover, Lapwing, Goosander f, GC Grebe 2, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 3, Kestrel, Chiffchaff 11, Willow Warbler 6, Blackcap 6, Linnet, Reed Bunting m.

Also Orange Tip 2m, Green-veined White, Small White 2, Brimstone 3m, Small Tortoiseshell 11, Peacock 10, Comma 2, good numbers of bumblebees and hoverflies.

     Orange Tip male, Little Ringed Plover & Blackcap today (GR)

Monday 6th April 2020

1100 - 1230 showery, westerly breeze, 12c : House Martin thru to west, Willow Warbler 3 at marsh, Chiffchaff 5, Blackcap 2, Song Thrush, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail 2, Linnet, Reed Bunting m, Goosander f, Tufted 18, GC Grebe 2, Mute Swan 2.  Also Peacock 3.

Chiffchaff and Kestrel (GR)

Sunday 5th April 2020

1045 - 1305, sunny start then hazy, 12c : Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 11, Sand Martin 3, Greenfinch, Linnet, Chaffinch 2, Pied Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit 2, Kestrel, Raven 3, GC Grebe 2, Heron 3, etc.  Also seen Brimstone m, Peacock 14, Comma 3, Small Tort.3, and a bat.  (GR)

         Bat (probably Daubenton's) and Peacock today (GR)