Saturday 11th April 2015

0950 - 1020 sunny but westerlies picked up again : Willow Warbler in song, Chiffchaff in song, Swallow 4, Lapwing 2, GBB Gull, LBB Gull, Herring Gull, BH Gull 20, GC Grebe 3, Mute Swan pair at nest, Mallard 20, Tufted 15, Moorhen 2, Coot 10, Jackdaw 6, Song Thrush, Long Tailed Tit 2 etc.

A visit between 1335 - 1440 added Sand Martin 7 (at last), Blackcap male, Willow Warbler 2 more at marsh, Chiffchaff 2 more, Oystercatcher 2, Bullfinch female, Goldfinch 4, Linnet 2, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting male, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Robin, Blackbird 2, Dunnock, Wren 2, Great Tit, Stock Dove 2, Feral Pigeon 3 & Heron. Also Peacock, Comma & Small Tortoiseshell 2. Earlier a Blackcap and Chiffchaff were in song along Daw End canal. Between 1645 - 1745 the following were seen - White Wagtail in Barns Lane horsefield, Little Ringed Plover 2, Sand Martin 10, Swallow 14, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Collared Dove, Greenfinch, and a Peregrine stooped from high up in the north-east towards the west.(GWR)