A belated record of a female Merlin sat on a nearby tilled field on 10th (JP).
15th 3 Sand Martins over the scrape (D. Standish).
16th 3 Little Egrets on the wader scrape with broods of 5 and 4 Greylag goslings. Also the first broods of Mallard 5 & 3. Plus 2 Cetti's Warblers & 2 Reed Warblers (L & A Corrall/C. Parkin).
17th A Greenshank was on the wader scrape, and a singing Cuckoo was new in. (K. Bannister/K. Pickard).
18th 2 Little Ringed Plovers on the wader scrape were our first this year (K. Bannister).
The 2 Pink Feet Geese were present throughout, as was Kingfisher.
Work started on fencing off the Western Meadow this week with a view to introducing cattle grazing thereafter. As well as to promote an even better wildflower meadow for all creatures great and small. A joint venture with YWT/BMBC/CMWG.
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