Sunday 23 April 2023

Carlton Marsh

The highlights of the previous week included Wheatear, Kingfisher and Red-legged Partridge on 16th, A Greenshank was on the wader scrape on 18th (Steve Grove), 1 possibly 2 Golden Plover calling to the east on 19th (JP), drake Shoveler and a drake Mandarin on 22nd (K. Bannister/N. Lunn).

Today 23rd April
A Cuckoo sang throughout the morning from 06.40hrs (K. Bannister et al). 3 Cetti's Warblers sang and 21 Tufted Duck and a Green Woodpecker were present (JP/D. Tattershall).

The long suffering Whooper Swan moved back on to the main scrape on 18th and is still there.

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