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Yellowhammer singing for a few mins around the rough meadow behind Swan Pool island. Couldn’t pin it down but may be worth keeping an eye / ear open if anyone’s around there tomorrow. 2 Chiffchaff (Salters and Swan Pool) are the only other things of note per Matt Hadlington
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birds we could still possible get before the end of March

Scaup, Red Kite, Merlin, Goshawk, Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Ringed Plover, Golden Plover, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Kittiwake, Little Gull, Little Owl, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Wheatear, Rock Pipit, Swallow, House Martin, Willow Warbler

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Swan pool
Greylag x2, Oystercatcher x2,Goldeneye m,2f, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe x4 and Little Grebe c5

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I've been asked now rare are Redshank in the Valley.

The first documented record was in 1948 when breeding was suspected; in 1961 a nest was found near Swan Pool containing three eggs. The next breeding record was in 1987 when a pair bred on the RSPB island at Forge Mill but the eggs where taken by Crows. The pair returned the following year and was successful in rearing two young. The pair came back for several years after this with out success; birds have been recorded in all months.
in 2017 we had two records 1st-2nd April and 23rd April, the max count to-date is five birds in May 1988.

Hope this helps

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Today's Ring Ouzel beats the earliest Valley record by one day the old record was a bird seen on the 28th March 2001

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From the hide

Little Ringed Plover x2
Goosander x15
Pochard
Teal x4 +3 marsh
Gadwall x6
Great Crested Grebe x2
Oystercatcher x4
Lapwing x10
Cormorant x2
Moorhen c10
Canada Goose c37
Tufted Duck c40
Black Headed Gull c40
Lesser Black Backed Gull c7
Herring Gull
Little Grebe marsh
Shoveler x7 marsh
Jackdaw c6
Grey Heron x3
Carrion Crow c37 on Slipway
Chiffchaff
Long Tailed Tit x2
Reed Bunting x3
Mute Swan x9
Ring Necked Parakeet c12+
Snipe marsh
Mallard c12
Coot c13+ 1 marsh

Feeders

Greenfinch c15
Chaffinch c16
Bullfinch c8
Reed Bunting c7
Coal Tit
Stock dove c5
Ring Necked Parakeet x7
Jay x2

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Salters / Swan Pool / Paddocks 1830-1930. Highlights were 2 pair Goldeneye on Swan Pool, Chiffchaff singing on the island. No sign of any other migrants but went noticeably colder this evening. Hopefully something will drop in overnight per Matt Hadlington

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Swan Pool / Salters / Paddocks / Forge Mill 0740-1100. Willow Warbler feeding in trees left of quayside, Sand Martin 3, Goldeneye 4 (2m 2f), Chiffchaff 4 singing, Siskin m 2f, Redwing c20 (Salters). LRP RSPB Island, Snipe 5+, Shoveler 5, Lapwing 8, Chiffchaff singing around North Island per Matt Hadlington

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Four Migrants missing so far this month which we had seen before the end of March in 2017 are Blackcap, Wheatear, Swallow and House Martin.

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