SUNDAY 16th May (Steve France & Martin Grant)

A male Black-tailed Godwit flew in to the Marsh at 20-00 settled in for the night. Also the pair of Shelduck have been resident now for a week, the pair of Canada Geese have got 5 young, 50+ B H Gulls, 12 LBB Gulls circled over and flew of east, 12 Mute Swans also flew
of east, a couple of Sedge Warblers singing, 2 Little Grebe still at a nest.

Monday 17th May (Martin Grant)

Monday mid-day a Dunlin flew a couple of times around the Marsh before finding a place to settle, a male Ruddy Duck is unuasual at this site and given the reduction in numbers even more surprising, there are now 27 Black-headed Gull nests, the Little Grebes still busy at the nest, also heard singing 5 Common Whitethroat, 6 Read Buntings, Sedge Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat opposite Wall Farm cottages.

This morning as I was getting my car out of the garage I heard a Swallow give the characteristic call given when a Hobby is around, sure enough I looked up just in time to see one flying low over my house. All for now Martin

(Steve France) Monday evening Snipe seen to land in the middle of the Marsh, Leo, Yellow Wagtail and Little Owl.

Tuesday 18th May

2 Whinchat, 30+ L B B Gulls and a Mallard with 10 young

Wednesday 19th May

2 Dunlin, Kingfisher, 2 male Ruddy Duck and pair of Coot with 1 young, singing Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Skylark, Reed Bunting.