Martin Grant

Hi Jon I visited the hide at Wallfarm on Sunday 15th June for an evening visit hoping to see the Barn Owl. I stayed until 22-00 with no luck although the Tawney Owl was in the horse chestnut tree in the farm drive when I arrived and it was just becoming active, calling loudly when I was leaving. In the potato field were 50 Lapwings. From the hide I recorded 6 singing male Reed Buntings and a pair with the female carrying nesting material. A Little Grebe with 2 chicks were in front of the hide and a pair of Canada
Geese with 3 young, it looks as though the fox has taken one as there has been 4 young recorded previously. Other breeding birds were female Mallard with 5 young and Black-headed Gull, Moorhen and Coot on nests. Also recorded a male Teal with 2 females, 5 Swifts, 2 Swallows, 3 Buzzards, 3 Grey Heron, a pair of Stock Dove and 3 Song Thrush singing at dusk one by the farm, another near Wall Cottages and the other to the west of the marsh.

On Monday 16th June Marting Grant.

visited the east side of Wallfarm at mid-day to try and see the breeding Yellow Wagtails that Tony Seagrave recorded at the week-end, once again with no luck, but I did see 3 pairs of Whitethroats in the corner of the set-aside field also 3 Buzzards, 15 Swifts, 3
Yellowhammer, a pair of Stock Doves and a family party of Great tits.

Jon Lloyd & S France GreenSandpipe in the evening.Also seen Chiffchaff, Curlew, Sedge Warbler.

Tuesday 17th June Martin Grant

I recorded a family party of 5 Mistle Thrush and a Little Owl in the potato field also 2 Skylarks singing. From the hide were the male Teal with 2 females, 2 Ravens, 7 Reed Buntings, 8 Lapwings and the pair of Canada Geese with 3 young.

S Davies

Just before mid-day recorded a Hobby hunting the dragonflies over the marsh and a Greensandpiper on the marsh.