MOORS POOL
2 Mute Swan, 2 Little Egret, 5 Greylag Geese, 36 Canada Geese, 1 Cormorant, 2 Shelduck, 8 Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 7 Teal, 1 Pochard (male), 55 Tufted Duck (incl 5 on North Moors), 3 GC Grebe, min of 12 Little Grebe - seemed to be everywhere!, 42 Coot, 8 Moorhen, 1 Snipe, 2 Lapwing, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2+ singing Willow Warbler (1+ North Moors, 1 west track), c6 singing Chiffchaff, c5 singing Blackcap, 3 singing Cetti's Warbler, Goldcrest, Sedge Warbler singing briefly from North Moors - joint second earliest return date, Golden Pheasant in North Moors plantation.
SAILING POOL
2 Greylag Geese, 12 Canada Geese, 10 GC Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 7 Coot.
FLASHES
31 Avocet (notably reduced in numbers following Sunday's balloon incident), 2 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 LR Plover, 20+ Lapwing, 8 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck on 3rd flash, 36 Coot, 7 Moorhen, 1 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, Med x BH Gull hybrid, no sign of any Med Gulls, 1 Raven, 3 Rook.
Butterflies included Peacock, Orange Tip and Brimstone.
Weather was probably too good yesterday with most migrants passing high over - not a single hirundine was seen! Some rain overnight followed by an overcast start to today may reap rewards.
Great to be back on the reserve, marvel at all the wonderful management work undertaken over the winter and also the progress of areas managed in previous years (the scrub between the Hen Pool and feeding station is now looking very good), and catch up with a few old faces (nice to see you Ian and Rob :t