Rain on and off all day, 15º, light S.
An early morning visit to the marsh for a couple of hours,
quite noticeable how much water there is on the marsh now after getting quite
dry over the winter.
A Grasshopper Warbler
singing when I arrived, 2 Willow
Warblers singing on the marsh as well.
2 Reed Warbler, 5
Chiffchaff, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser
Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler and around 30 Sedge Warbler along the whole length of
the marsh from the 4 Arches to the northern edge of the reserve.
Grey Heron
feeding along the riverbank.
A look at 1066
today had around 150 Hirundines present feeding in the light rain, mainly Swallows but c20 House Martin and 6 Sand
Martin. Also, present 1 Redshank,
4 pair of Tufted Duck and a few Mallards.
Lollingdon Hill
still had a rather wet and forlorn looking Wheatear
present; a few Swallow flew north
and 3 Corn Bunting singing nearby.
A surprise of a smart summer plumaged male Siskin on the feeders in the garden
today.
Siskin and Robin
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