Thursday 08 May 2025
3 Wigeon (pair and a male), 2 Gadwall (pairs), 4 Teal (pairs), 2 Mallard (pairs), 3 Pochard (pair flew in and a male), 3 Tufted Duck (pairs), 1 Kestrel, 2 Oystercatcher (pair on lagoon - no sign previous sitting bird), 1 Lapwing (Female sitting on different island, second attempt), 1 Cuckoo (male calling along sea wall), 1 Barn Owl (male hunting fields to south), 1 Short-eared Owl (flushed from sea wall and flew west over saltings), 2 Yellowhammer (pair west end Lion Creek), 2 Orange-tip [Jeff Delve]
1 Chinese Muntjac (buck) [John Wright]
1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Frog, 4 Slow-worm [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Whitethroat [Paul Griggs]
1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 26 Mediterranean Gull (On better vegetated island on Grass Farm), 2 Sandwich Tern (Flew over Grass Farm dropping into one of the islands before heading out east, possibly prospecting), 34 Common Tern (Grass Farm and Darwin), 4 Yellow Wagtail (Along entry road), 6 Reed Bunting (singing males), 2 Corn Bunting (singing), 3 insects (Black Oil Beetles), 1 Small Copper, 4 Common Blue (all males), 1 Small Heath [Jeff Delve]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
1 Cuckoo (Male calling behind BHP), 4 Robin (Pair feeding 2 fledged young), 3 Blackbird (Male feeding 2 fledged young), 2 Chaffinch (pair on feeder), 9 Greenfinch (On feeders), 6 Goldfinch, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly (BHP), 1 Large White, 3 Orange-tip, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Heath (BHP uncommon here) [Jeff Delve]
Wednesday 07 May 2025
1 Hobby (flew north) [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
15 Little Egret (+), 1 Pintail (m), 5 Marsh Harrier (+), 4 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Greenshank, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 15 Common Tern, 5 Swift, 10 Skylark (+), 7 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Stonechat (pr), 3 Corn Bunting, 1 Painted Lady [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Yellowhammer (male, singing) [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
230 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Kestrel, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Common Tern, 1 Cetti's Warbler [John Wright]
52 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Northern Water Vole [John Wright]
3 Spoonbill (from gate by barn.), 1 Wigeon, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale, 2 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 Small Heath [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Monday 05 May 2025
1 Barn Owl (hunting by seawall) [Max Hellicar]
1 Greenshank, 2 Chinese Muntjac [Max Hellicar]
2 Spoonbill (on flood north of lagoon), 1 Wigeon, 16 Pochard (displaying), 2 Kestrel, 1 Cuckoo (singing), 1 Barn Owl (hunting), 15 Swift, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling by saline lagoon; seen a couple of times but skulky), 1 Bearded Tit (h), 1 Red Fox [Max Hellicar]
1 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo (heard singing), 1 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
2 Spoonbill (On pools north of lagoon), 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Over north), 2 Cuckoo, 50 Swift (+), 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Corn Bunting (Singing male on landfill ) [Tim Bourne]
1 Little Egret [Paul Griggs]
7 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 5 Sandwich Tern, 3 Swift, 2 House Martin [Lee Ebbs]
1 Barn Owl, 2 Yellow Wagtail [Vince Kinsler]
Sunday 04 May 2025
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Barn Owl (Hunting along western dyke and over landfill at dusk), 1 Nightingale, 2 Noctule Bat, 4 Northern Water Vole [Tim Bourne]
2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Fulmar (singles flew east), 80 Sterna sp. (tight flock of c30 flew east, c50 feeding distantly throughout), 2 Sandwich Tern, 5 Arctic Tern (single flock flew east close in), 5 auk sp. (distant flock east, probably more Razorbills), 8 Razorbill (flew east in groups of 2 + 4 + 2), 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Swift, 9 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat [Neil Chambers]
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon [Paul Griggs]
85 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 65 Turnstone, 25 Mediterranean Gull, 100 Common Tern (100+ including 94 in a feeding flock with gulls), 42 Arctic Tern (a flock of 37 and a flock of 5 flying east ) [John Wright]
1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (singing over airport), 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (singing), 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers]
1 Spoonbill, 2 Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 10 Swift [Lee Ebbs]
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 3 Buzzard (+), 2 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo (m), 1 Barn Owl (male), 6 Nightingale (singing), 1 Wheatear (f, Haven Point), 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Golden Oriole (By Landwick Cottages as we were driving away from the Stairs. It flew from a dead tree toward Wakering Common. Shape, flight action, green back and black wings distictive but only seen very briefly.), 1 Wall Brown [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Wigeon, 2 Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 20 Swift, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale, 12 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Azure Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 3 Wall Brown, 1 Small Heath [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 5 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler (h), 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
Saturday 03 May 2025
1 Broad-bodied Chaser [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Swift, 1 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Red Admiral [Paul Griggs]
1 Wigeon, 4 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 2 Corn Bunting [Mike Clarke]
1 Red Kite (circling over lake with a Buzzard, drifted off NW), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler (singing), 1 Reed Warbler (singing), 2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers]
1 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 10 Swift (+) [Marc Outten]
1 Sparrowhawk (male), 2 Stock Dove (pair), 1 Song Thrush (singing), 2 Blackcap (singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Holly Blue [Neil Chambers]
1 Marsh Frog (1+ heard) [John Wright]
1 Cuckoo, 2 Stonechat (pair 'chatting' - presumed breeding. ) [John Wright]
7 Wall Brown (along the track south of the castle) [John Wright]
1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat [Bob Young]
Friday 02 May 2025
1 Cuckoo, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Nightingale, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Corn Bunting (At least 6 males singing) [Tim Bourne]
1 Turtle Dove, 2 Nightingale, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Wall Brown [Lee Ebbs]
1 Painted Lady [Vince Kinsler]
2 Cuckoo, 2 Green Hairstreak [John Wright]
2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cuckoo, 10 Marsh Frog (10+), 1 Chinese Muntjac (heard), 6 Azure Damselfly, 2 Wall Brown [John Wright]
Thursday 01 May 2025
2 Common Pipistrelle, 3 Red Fox [John Wright]
2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 1 Cuckoo (female), 3 Swift, 1 Nightingale (singing), 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling), 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Corn Bunting (singing) [Neil Chambers]
3 Grey Heron, 3 Greenshank, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk, 9 Swift [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Little Egret (flying north) [John Wright]
1 Little Egret [Paul Griggs]
1 Red Kite (Heading west), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Nightingale, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff [Marc Outten]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Swift, 1 Blackcap (singing) [Paul Griggs]
2 Garganey (pair on Pantiles), 2 Kestrel, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Marsh Frog (1+ heard) [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Mediterranean Gull (ads), 4 Swift, 1 Whitethroat [Jeff Kinnerman]
Wednesday 30 April 2025
12 Whimbrel (+, Allfleets), 4 Greenshank, 3 Barn Owl (Nr start of Jubilee Trail, along entry road and nr Lion House), 1 Short-eared Owl (Tillets), 8 Yellow Wagtail (+, with cattle on Pool Marsh), 3 Corn Bunting, 1 insects (Shrill Carder Bee), 1 Wall Brown [Jeff Delve]
4 Swift (Over the house. ) [Marc Outten]
4 Oystercatcher (2 pairs, one apparently sitting), 0 Lapwing (No sign of previous nesting pair), 2 Yellowhammer (PAir), 1 Orange-tip, 4 Peacock Butterfly, 2 Wall Brown [Jeff Delve]
3 Swift, 1 Whitethroat [Paul Griggs]
5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby (over old tip), 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, 1 Cuckoo (singing), 2 Swift, 1 Nightingale (singing), 2 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Raven (over old tip), 2 Azure Damselfly, 2 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip, 4 Peacock Butterfly, 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Wall Brown, 2 Small Heath [Neil Chambers]
1 Cuckoo (singing), 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Nightingale (singing), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Hairy Dragonfly, 2 Green-veined White, 5 Orange-tip, 2 Green Hairstreak, 2 Brown Argus, 6 Peacock Butterfly, 3 Speckled Wood, 1 Wall Brown, 2 Wall Brown [Neil Chambers]
3 Buzzard (thermalling together) [Graham Mee]
1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Treecreeper (singing), 2 Large Red Damselfly, 3 Orange-tip, 2 Speckled Wood [Neil Chambers]
6 Swift [John Wright]
4 Swift [Mike Clarke]
4 Swift, 1 Greenfinch (over,calling), 1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Whimbrel, 2 Swift, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat [John Wright]
4 Common Tern, 1 Nightingale, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 20 Whitethroat (c20) [John Wright]
1 Greenshank, 1 Nightingale, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Corn Bunting [Marc Outten]
Tuesday 29 April 2025
2 Egyptian Goose (pair) [Neil Chambers]
1 Nightingale, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Corn Bunting (Singing at red hill) [Martin Cracknell]
3 Greenshank, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling by saline lagoon track), 6 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Bearded Tit (heard only), 1 Yellowhammer (male singing by parking area) [Neil Chambers]
2 Cuckoo, 14 Swift, 4 Swallow, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small Heath [Steve Arlow]
3 Holly Blue [John Wright]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 3 Common Tern [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Swift [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Hobby (chased by Magpie over Woodland Centre) [Graham Mee]
1 Greenshank, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Common Tern, 3 Cuckoo, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (heard west of path to Saline lagoon), 2 Lesser Whitethroat [Graham Oakes]
6 Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Wigeon (m), 2 Garganey (pair), 2 Kestrel, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Swift, 3 Swallow, 1 Nightingale, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small Copper, 1 Wall Brown, 1 Small Heath [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Garganey (drake still on Pantile but it did fly off and then back a couple of times. ), 2 Kestrel, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale (sang briefly), 1 Marsh Frog (1+ heard), 1 Hairy Dragonfly, 2 Wall Brown, 1 Small Heath [John Wright]
Monday 28 April 2025
1 Barn Owl, 6 Common Pipistrelle, 8 Noctule Bat (at least), 1 Chinese Muntjac (on old tip), 4 Northern Water Vole [John Wright]
1 Water Rail, 1 Greenshank, 1 Barn Owl, 35 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit (+, heard calling) [Neil Chambers, Tim Bourne]
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Apparently injured bird still present), 4 Wigeon (3 drakes), 3 Lapwing (sadly sitting female seems to have given up nest site, predation?), 2 Common Tern (Prospecting lagoon), 1 Cuckoo (H), 10 Yellow Wagtail (+, with cattle on fields), 2 Whitethroat [Jeff Delve]
2 Hairy Dragonfly [Steve Arlow]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Small White, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock Butterfly [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard, 14 Swift [Paul Griggs]
4 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler [John Wright]
1 Garganey, 1 Hobby, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank [Graham Oakes]
1 Wigeon, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 1 Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale (heard), 2 Lesser Whitethroat [Mike Clarke]
1 Garganey (lovely drake finally gave itself up, good find MO),
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard (bird with no tail gave unusual profile!), 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (Summer plumage bird, well found Terry B!), 2 Black-tailed Godwit (sum plumage birds), 1 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 1 Cuckoo (h), 4 Yellow Wagtail [Jeff Delve]
1 Garganey (smart drake, thanks Marc), 18 Avocet, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (Reddening adult well found by Terry Blackwell ), 1 Cuckoo, 3 Swift (over car park), 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale (field immediately SE of where track crosses creek between Red Hill and Pantiles), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (seen together in field immediately SE of where track crosses creek between Red Hill and Pantiles), 2 Sedge Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Corn Bunting, 12 Green-veined White, 5 Orange-tip [Vince Kinsler]
1 Little Egret, 2 Wigeon (pair), 4 Teal, 1 Garganey (m,favouring SW of Pantile Scrape ), 8 Pochard, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel (pair), 1 Water Rail (h), 22 Avocet, 10 Lapwing, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (summer plumage,Pantile Scrape), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel (Pantile Scrape ), 1 Greenshank (Pantile Scrape ), 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 1 Cuckoo, 5 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (h), 1 Sedge Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap (h), 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 13 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff (h), 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Cuckoo, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling in borrowdyke) [John Wright]
2 Raven (over Leigh Marsh before flying NE over Belton Hills/Leigh) [John Wright]
1 Cuckoo, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Red Fox (Grove Wood), 1 Chinese Muntjac (Barking in Grove Wood) [Jeff Delve]
1 Garganey (Drake on Pantiles), 37 Avocet, 18 Lapwing, 24 Redshank, 3 Swift, 17 Skylark, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Corn Bunting [Marc Outten]
Sunday 27 April 2025
2 Greenshank (Pool Marsh), 6 Common Tern, 1 Short-eared Owl (Hunting south edge of Lytag), 6 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatear (Pair on fallow field near entrance), 3 Corn Bunting (singing birds) [Jeff Delve]
1 Red Kite (flew low south over Southend Road, just east of Morleys) [Neil Chambers]
3 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (male displaying), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper (Haven Point), 2 Cuckoo (singing), 4 Swallow, 1 Nightingale (singing), 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 4 Peacock Butterfly, 3 Wall Brown [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Large Red Damselfly (New for me at this site (thanks Ian)), 5 Blue-tailed Damselfly (at least), 1 Brimstone, 1 Holly Blue [Steve Arlow]
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard [Paul Griggs]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Large Red Damselfly (one on garden pond and one on BHP, both first records), 1 Brimstone (female egg laying on Alder Buckthorn, planted for the purpose), 2 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue (Garden, first of year), 1 Red Admiral, 3 Peacock Butterfly, 2 Speckled Wood (BHP) [Jeff Delve]
1 Cuckoo, 6 Nightingale, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 Common Blue [John Wright]
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon (male), 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 9 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 4 Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Sand Martin (north), 3 Swallow, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Stoat, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 insects (Shrill Carder Bee), 5 Orange-tip, 1 Small Copper, 8 Wall Brown [Steve Arlow]
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Swallow, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling, showed briefly), 10 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Bearded Tit, 1 Marsh Frog (1 seen, others heard), 2 Northern Water Vole [John Wright]
2 Buzzard, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Nightingale, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Showing well) [Lee Ebbs]
Saturday 26 April 2025
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby (Hawking insects over reedbed at dusk), 1 Spotted Redshank (Circled high over lagoon, calling, then headed west ), 4 Greenshank (High over east, calling), 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Barn Owl, 1 Nightingale, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling near saline lagoon ), 8 Common Pipistrelle (+), 2 Soprano Pipistrelle, 3 Noctule Bat, 9 Red Fox, 5 Chinese Muntjac (Incl a fawn on landfill ), 7 Northern Water Vole [Tim Bourne]
1 Blackcap (singing) [Paul Griggs]
1 Buzzard, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cuckoo (possibly 2), 1 Green Woodpecker, 16 Nightingale, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 14 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 16 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Orange-tip (male), 1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Small Tortoiseshell [Steve Arlow]
2 Mute Swan (Pair), 42 Greylag Goose, 6 Canada Goose, 26 Shelduck, 3 Wigeon (2drakes), 4 Gadwall (2 prs), 6 Teal (3prs), 8 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck (2 prs), 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 4 Oystercatcher (2prs), 6 Lapwing (3pairs, one sitting), 3 Snipe, 7 Redshank, 1 Barn Owl (Hunting field to west ), 1 Short-eared Owl, 10 Skylark (Singing males), 5 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing), 14 Whitethroat (Singing males ), 10 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting (Singing male ), 2 Corn Bunting (Singing ) [Jeff Delve]
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank (on Don's Marsh), 20 Mediterranean Gull (at least), 1 Cuckoo, 2 Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale, 1 Wheatear, 12 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling by the Saline Lagoon), 23 Sedge Warbler, 16 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 16 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff [Steve Arlow]
2 Stock Dove, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing), 12 Whitethroat (Singing males), 12 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer [Jeff Delve]
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