Sunday 20 April 2025 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 14 Shoveler (Pantile), 6 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 22 Avocet, 3 Whimbrel (Flew west calling over East Haven Creek), 2 Swallow, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 20 Whitethroat (+) [Jeff Delve]
1 Little Egret (north) [Paul Griggs]
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Nightingale, 3 Lesser Whitethroat [John Wright]
1 Cuckoo, 1 Swallow, 17 Nightingale (Singing birds,2 seen well ), 12 Cetti's Warbler (singing birds, 2 seen well), 4 Reed Warbler, 30 Blackcap (+), 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 40 Whitethroat (+), 20 Chiffchaff (+), 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Large White, 4 Green-veined White, 7 Speckled Wood [Jeff Delve]
70 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 100 Dunlin (+), 60 Turnstone (+), 4 Common Tern, 1 Swallow [Jeff Delve]
Saturday 19 April 2025 2 Whimbrel, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
2 Gadwall, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Swallow, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Whitethroat [Max Hellicar]
1 Little Grebe, 4 Pochard (2 drakes in dispute over mates), 1 Red Kite (Low over house hassled by crow and headed SW), 2 Moorhen (Pair), 1 Coot, 2 Stock Dove (First in garden for a while), 1 Swallow (Over house), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap (Singing males), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Speckled Wood [Jeff Delve]
2 Whimbrel, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Nightingale, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat [Lee Ebbs]
Friday 18 April 2025 4 Great Crested Newt (2 in garden pond and 2 in BHP), 32 Smooth Newt (In Garden Pond), 1 Serotine (One photographed flying over BHP, ), 3 Badger (2 'normal' and a 'blonde' still visiting daily ) [Jeff Delve]
2 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat [Max Hellicar]
380 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Swallow, 8 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat [Max Hellicar]
3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Whitethroat [Max Hellicar]
2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (roosting on lake with Redshanks), 1 Great Skua (flew east), 5 Sandwich Tern (3 flew east, 2 feeding close in), 2 Common Tern, 6 Arctic Tern (single group flew east close in), 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Sedge Warbler (singing), 1 Reed Warbler (singing), 2 Blackcap (singing), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 3 Greenfinch [Neil Chambers]
1 Red Kite (over west to south) [Graham Mee]
1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Whitethroat (singing), 4 Corn Bunting (singing from wires between East Hall Road & Ballards Gore), 5 Common Seal [Neil Chambers]
3 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 8 Egyptian Goose, 3 Marsh Harrier (m,2f), 3 Buzzard, 1 Crane (found by Bob flying south over Barling, watched for several minutes heading toward Shoebury), 1 Greenshank, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 8 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Raven (BY, flew north), 2 Corn Bunting [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow, Bob Young]
1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby (Over south ), 6 Mediterranean Gull (At least, over calling ), 1 Cuckoo, 11 Nightingale (From not a particularly extensive look), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Weasel (In carpark ) [Tim Bourne]
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Swallow, 2 Nightingale, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]
2 Little Grebe (pair), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Northern Water Vole, 6 Orange-tip [John Wright]
18 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Kestrel, 33 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Nightingale (singing in NW section), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat [John Wright]
Thursday 17 April 2025 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Spoonbill (adult behind barn), 2 Water Rail (heard calling), 1200 Black-tailed Godwit (+, on main lagoon - approx. half flew high NW at 17:30), 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers]
4 Buzzard (singles drifting over), 1 Kestrel, 80 Black-tailed Godwit (flocks of c20+30+30 flew high NW from Holehaven), 1 Cuckoo (singing), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Swallow, 9 Nightingale (singing), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Slow-worm, 1 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 8 Peacock Butterfly, 2 Speckled Wood [Neil Chambers]
5 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier (adult male & female), 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon,
2 Crane (over SW to NE), 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Raven, 1 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting (male), 4 Corn Bunting [Graham Mee]
1 Little Grebe (Finally seen on BHP), 3 Pochard (Drake and 2 ducks still BHP), 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Noisy interaction between regular 2 pairs over house), 1 Swallow (on wires by Loftmans Corner), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Constantly in song BHP), 4 Blackcap (2 pairs ), 1 Large White, 2 Orange-tip [Jeff Delve]
5 Buzzard (2 on posts by Marsh Flats and 3 soaring to west), 10 Mediterranean Gull (+, with lots of gulls up after insects), 1 Corn Bunting (singing by entry road) [Jeff Delve]
1 Red Kite, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Whimbrel, 20 Mediterranean Gull (+), 2 Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Corn Bunting [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
2 Little Grebe (on the dragonfly pool), 2 Great Crested Grebe (pair on Stokes), 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Grass Farm), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (redhead still in NE corner of Fitzroy lagoon), 1 Red Kite (Marsh Flats), 3 Marsh Harrier (ad & imm males, and female), 1 Hen Harrier (adult male, hunting reptile area and Marsh Flats before flying over south seawall.), 3 Buzzard (including the individual with pale underparts), 2 Kestrel, 25 Mediterranean Gull (approx), 8 Common Tern, 1 Short-eared Owl (hunting seawall just west of car park), 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Stoat (track by compound west gate), 1 Northern Water Vole, 1 Brimstone, 4 Green-veined White, 12 Peacock Butterfly [John Wright]
2 Egyptian Goose (field W of BC), 3 Pochard (3m), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 150 Grey Plover (+), 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 2 Mediterranean Gull (ads), 1 Cuckoo (W of BC,distant & mobile,calling ), 5 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 1 Meadow Pipit (h), 1 Yellow Wagtail (h), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush (Rankins Cricket Club ), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Reed Warbler (h), 5 Blackcap, 11 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Corn Bunting, 2 Brimstone, 9 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Peacock Butterfly, 3 Speckled Wood, 1 Wall Brown [Jeff Kinnerman]
Wednesday 16 April 2025 1 Whimbrel (heard) [Max Hellicar]
1 Kestrel [Max Hellicar]
3 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Pintail, 2 Red-breasted Merganser (redheads on Fitzroy), 1 Marsh Harrier (ad male), 1 Kestrel, 3 Greenshank (on Pool Marsh), 2 Common Tern, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting (singing) [Neil Chambers]
2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
2 Great Crested Grebe (On Fitzroy ),
2 Red-breasted Merganser (A nice surprise. Redheads on Fitzroy loosely associating with the Grebes), 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Kestrel, 250 Avocet (+, On Darwin and Pool Marsh, 220 on Darwin isands alone), 200 Grey Plover (+), 80 Knot (+), 250 Dunlin (+), 7 Bar-tailed Godwit (With large mixed wader flock on Darwin), 2 Greenshank (Pool Marsh), 30 Yellow Wagtail (+, Large flock nr Lytag fenceline), 2 Corn Bunting (Singing birds), 1 Brimstone, 4 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Delve]
2 Mediterranean Gull (ads) [Paul Griggs]
Tuesday 15 April 2025 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Tern, 12 Yellow Wagtail (with the cattle), 2 Wheatear (male in field with cows and female around office compound ), 2 Raven, 4 Corn Bunting [Vince Kinsler]
3 Great Crested Grebe (Pair on Fitzroy and single on Lytag), 4 Pintail (2 pairs on triangle still), 4 Marsh Harrier (Inc a bird with ted wing tags, too far to read), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Adult male on Lytag), 227 Grey Plover (Large mixed plumage flock on Darwin ), 60 Knot (With plovers, all wintercplumaged), 300 Dunlin (Mixed plumages from winter to full breeding), 4 Black-tailed Godwit (Triangle, in full breeding plumage ), 2 Greenshank (Pool Marsh), 4 Common Tern (+, Very vocal, sightings from all over site could easily be twice that), 2 Barn Owl (Hunting Tillets ), 40 Yellow Wagtail (+, 2 on entry road, then group of 10+ from Caroline’s hide then flock of 38+ along Darwin bund late on. Brilliant sight! ), 1 Black Redstart (Female type by office compound), 1 Stonechat (Female type along entry road), 1 Wheatear (Male by office compound, thanks to Simon Carpenter for reporting ), 3 Whitethroat, 4 Raven (2 seen flying S over Lytag/Tillets towards Foulness then 20 mins later subsequently 2 in from west past the office assumed different) [Jeff Delve]
4 Great Crested Grebe, 32 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Common Tern [John Wright]
1 Water Rail (Swam across stream N of bridge), 4 Sedge Warbler (Singing birds at various points around the lake), 4 Whitethroat (All singing males), 6 Greenfinch (Inc 3 display flighting males) [Jeff Delve]
1 Egyptian Goose, 6 Gadwall (on VW), 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 8 Lapwing (on VW), 6 Redshank (on VW), 32 Mediterranean Gull (on VW), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Red Fox (on VW) [Marc Outten]
1 Little Grebe (Heard, a scarce visitor, the first for several years. ), 5 Mallard (Two pairs and a single duckling, seemingly an orphan), 4 Pochard (2drakes, prospecting again), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing bird finally seen well), 6 Blackcap (At least 4 singing males and 2 females), 1 Whitethroat (Flycatching around pond edge), 1 Willow Warbler (Singing and showing well) [Jeff Delve]
Monday 14 April 2025 1 Cuckoo,
1 Barn Owl [Matt Bruty]
1 Common Tern [Paul Baker]
1 Snipe [Max Hellicar]
1 Whimbrel (h), 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 2 Song Thrush, 9 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay [Max Hellicar]
1 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
1 Cuckoo (east side of Hadleigh Castle ) [John Wright]
1 Cuckoo (singing along Lark Hill Road) [Jeff Delve]
1 Sparrowhawk (male displaying), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 9 Nightingale (singing), 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (singing), 5 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Greenfinch [Paul Griggs]
3 Spoonbill, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Sedge Warbler [Marc Outten]
2 Egyptian Goose (fly over.), 1 Cuckoo, 2 Nightingale [Graham Ryland]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler [Marc Outten]
Sunday 13 April 2025 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler [Marc Outten]
3 Swallow, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Blackcap [Marc Outten]
3 Egyptian Goose, 4 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 6 Avocet, 1 Greenshank, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 8 Skylark, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale (Distantly in song from the old tip), 3 Blackcap, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Raven (On the barns at Fleet Head), 6 House Sparrow, 5 Linnet [Marc Outten]
2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Spoonbill, 20 Mediterranean Gull (+, At least 10 pairs ), 1 Cuckoo (calling from tip), 8 Swallow (+), 4 Yellow Wagtail (+), 6 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat [Jeff Delve]
22 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Blackcap (+), 2 Large White, 3 Orange-tip (one male) [Jeff Delve]
1 Buzzard, 30 Black-tailed Godwit (flying west), 1 Cuckoo, 11 Nightingale, 9 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Greenfinch [John Wright]
5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Spoonbill, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Cuckoo, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 14 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Sedge Warbler, 8 Whitethroat [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
2 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk (displaying), 5 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 10 Nightingale (c.), 4 Song Thrush, 8 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Reed Warbler (h), 5 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Greenfinch [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
5 Mediterranean Gull (Flew over), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Flying around area from SSSI to Cricket Pitch), 5 Cetti's Warbler (+, singing ), 1 Sedge Warbler (Singing and showing well N of lake), 8 Blackcap (+, singing ), 7 Whitethroat (+, More and more birds singing as it warmed up, definite arrival), 2 Long-tailed Tit [Jeff Delve]
1 Buzzard, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 5 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff [Vince Kinsler]
Saturday 12 April 2025 2 Cuckoo, 1 Barn Owl, 8 Nightingale (+), 2 Noctule Bat (+) [Tim Bourne]
4 Water Rail (heard), 2 Barn Owl (pair), 1 Swallow, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling on old tip), 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Marsh Frog (1+ heard), 4 Noctule Bat (1 seen, 3 others detected), 10 Rabbit [John Wright]
1 Cuckoo (singing), 1 Barn Owl, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker,
9 Nightingale (+, At least singing, one sat up well to show for us), 3 Song Thrush (singing), 8 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Blackcap (+), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 12 Chiffchaff, 10 Peacock Butterfly (+), 2 Speckled Wood (Orchid Trail - only one orchid plant seen) [Jeff Delve]
2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Kingfisher (first one here since Jun '21), 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Goldcrest (singing), 4 Linnet [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard [Paul Griggs]
2 Kestrel, 2 House Martin, 1 Wheatear (male in reserve), 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Sedge Warbler (singing north side of lake), 2 Blackcap (singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Swallow, 2 House Martin [Graham Mee]
1 Greenshank, 1 Cuckoo, 5 Nightingale, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Large White, 3 Green-veined White, 4 Speckled Wood [Lee Ebbs]
9 Nightingale (minimum ), 6 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 14 Chiffchaff [Vince Kinsler]
Friday 11 April 2025 1 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
2 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
1 Barn Owl, 6 Common Pipistrelle, 2 Soprano Pipistrelle [John Wright]
1 Cuckoo (heard singing), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat [Max Hellicar]
6 Egyptian Goose, 12 Snipe (+), 1 Green Sandpiper (Mobile and vocal ), 1 Barn Owl, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling on landfill beyond the stinky pool), 1 Sedge Warbler, 10 Common Pipistrelle (+), 2 Soprano Pipistrelle (+), 3 Noctule Bat (+), 5 Red Fox, 3 Chinese Muntjac (On landfill ), 4 Northern Water Vole [Tim Bourne]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Whimbrel (Holehaven Creek), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Swallow, 2 Nightingale, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Large White, 2 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 20 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Speckled Wood [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk (female), 1 Buzzard, 6 Blackcap, 15 Chiffchaff, 1 Siskin (flew west), 8 Marsh Frog, 2 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Speckled Wood [John Wright]
1 Little Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush [Bob Young]
1 Pochard (f), 4 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 225 Grey Plover (c), 300 Dunlin (+), 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Curlew, 2 Mediterranean Gull (ads), 2 Little Owl (Hampton Barns viewed from BC), 9 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Song Thrush (h), 2 Cetti's Warbler (h), 5 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff (h), 5 Greenfinch, 2 Corn Bunting, 2 Brimstone, 10 Small White, 10 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
Thursday 10 April 2025 4 Red Fox (included the first cub of the year in the garden) [John Wright]
1 Egyptian Goose (in horse paddock east of reserve), 2 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Whimbrel (Holehaven creek), 1 Nightingale, 6 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Red Fox, 10 Rabbit [John Wright]
2 Swallow [Vince Kinsler]
1 Greylag Goose (Sitting bird on lagoon island), 16 Shelduck (Lots of display), 7 Wigeon (2 pairs and 3 drakes), 18 Teal (Lagoon), 2 Tufted Duck (Pair on lagoon), 9 Lapwing (At least 4 pairs, 2 each on lagoon and grassland), 3 Curlew (Roosting on lagoon ), 1 Whitethroat, 90 Corn Bunting (On fields north west of Lion Creek) [Jeff Delve]
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Green-veined White [John Wright]
1 Spoonbill, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
4 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Green Woodpecker, 5 Nightingale, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
46 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff [John Wright]
145 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [John Wright]
1 Black Redstart (f-type observed bathing in the bird bath before being spooked by a male House Sparrow to my neighbour's tree where upon it preened before flying off) [Jeff Kinnerman]
5 Little Egret, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting [John Wright]
Wednesday 09 April 2025 1 Snipe [Max Hellicar]
2 Swallow, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Rook [Max Hellicar]
1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Goldcrest (singing) [Paul Griggs]
1 Spoonbill, 4 Egyptian Goose (West of Manor Way.), 1 Pintail (drake.), 3 Ruff, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Tuesday 08 April 2025 9 Gadwall, 3 Greenshank, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard (north) [Paul Griggs]
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Red-crested Pochard (adult female again), 2 Mediterranean Gull [Max Hellicar]
1 Whitethroat, 2 Bearded Tit, 2 Linnet [Marc Outten]
1 Pochard (Drake on BHP), 1 Coot (On BHP still), 1 Swallow (Over house heading N), 1 Cetti's Warbler (BHP singing), 2 Blackcap (Singing ), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Slow-worm (BHP), 2 Large White (BHP), 1 Orange-tip (Female ) [Jeff Delve]
Monday 07 April 2025 36 Teal, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Weasel [Max Hellicar]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Snipe, 4 Mediterranean Gull (three adults and a 2S over together), 4 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
2 Stonechat (pair), 2 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
3 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap [Neil Chambers]
2 Egyptian Goose, 80 Wigeon, 1 Red-crested Pochard (drake snoozing from Twelve Acres viewpoint), 18 Pochard, 2 Buzzard, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
1 Weasel (ran across road) [Jeff Delve]
4 Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Goose (field N of main lagoon ), 1 Red-crested Pochard (m,main lagoon ), 10 Pochard, 1 Hen Harrier (r'tail), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail (h), 27 Avocet (Pantile scrape), 13 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Curlew, 2 Mediterranean Gull (ads), 4 Skylark, 9 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Meadow Pipit (h), 4 Cetti's Warbler (h), 3 Blackcap (h), 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Red Fox, 2 Small White, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
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