Carlton Marsh

This morning 2 Little Grebes, 2 Tufted Ducks, 1 Shoveler, c70 Gadwall and Green Woodpecker. 

Also a fresh dead Common Shrew, Fox, and a Grass Snake swam across the dike near the bird hide (K. bannister/CG/Jim Finnerty).

This afternoon 7 Red Admiral, 5 Peacock, 2 Comma, 27 Meadow Brown, 1m Brimstone, 4 Common Blue (2 mating), 1 Small Heath, 7 Large White, 42 White species. Also 3 Migrant Hawker, 1 Common Emerald and a Squash Shield bug (C. Parkin).

This evening Little Egret south,12 Greylag, 10 House Martins, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Swifts, 2 Water Rails called as did a male Tawny Owl. 

Then the Bittern climbed up the Bullrushes at 20.15hrs before flying up and around the marsh alighting in a reed bed to the left of the hide at 2020hrs, giving good views (D. Standish/CG/J/ Finch/S. Bethell).