12 Yellow Buntings, 6 Meadow Pipits, a Goldcrest, a singing Mistle Thrush and 4 Red-legged Partridges were all found along a field hedge just north of the reserve. Not forgetting a pair of House Sparrows, our first this year!
Then towards mid-day a Chiffchaff called and came near the hide feeding in a Birch tree.
In the reserve 2 Cormorants, 2 Water Rails and 2 Cetti's Warblers called. A LBB Gull was present and a Peregrine flashed at a Sparrowhawk.
At dusk a pair of Tawny Owls called to each other and a Pipistrelle Bat was on the wing.
Insects temped out by the sun were single Migrant Hawker, Common Red Darter, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood. 2 Green Shield Bugs were also found.
Observers K. Bannister/A. Corrall/M.White/C. Parkin/CG.
A contractor cut the Western Meadow today (R.J. Boland)
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