The Great White Egret was on the wader scrape at 07.00hrs. (K. Bannister) By late morning it was back on the main scrape. It goes into some large stands of Willow out of sight to perch now and again, which it did, but by 14.30hrs, it was posing on the main scrape all afternoon. (D. Standish/CG etal)
A Garden Warbler was new in today and 3 Lesser Whitethroats were singing. (Jim Plant)
This afternoon on the wader scrape 1m 1f Teal, 5 LBB and 103 Herring Gulls and a female Grey Wagtail.
On the main scrape 5 singing Reed Warblers, a Kingfisher, Mallard brood of 5, Tawny Owl singing at 15.56hrs, Great Spot Woodpecker and a pair of Pochard. 2m Brimstone on the embankment. (CG)
Butterfly counts from Chris Parkin were; 1 Small Copper, 2 Dingy Skippers, 17 Orange-tips that included 4 females, 1 Large White, 21 Peacock, 2 GV White, 1 Small White and 2 Bee Fly.
GWE (CG)
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