Wednesday 29 April 2020

Carlton Marsh

The Great White Egret was seen this morning flying north then later SW at 10.10hrs over the wader scrape gaining height heading towards the Monk Bretton glass making factory. Also on the wader scrape, Little Egret, Redshank and 2 Lesser Whitethroats nearby. (Jim Plant/Andy Wood|) 

This afternoon 17 Swallows, 4 LBB and 246 Herring Gulls were on the wader scrape.
Elsewhere Kingfisher, GS Woodpecker, Greylag with 5 new young and Coot with 4 new young. (CG)

This evening male and female Tawny Owl called to each other and a Grasshopper Warbler was 'reeling' in the Western Meadow. (Dave Standish)

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