A nice sunny day for a wander around Low Barns this morning. I was pleasantly surprised at the number of birds about - though some areas were better than others.
West Pond - Kingfisher x2. Possibly three as it looked as if an adult was chasing around two juveniles every now and again. Heron x3, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Oystercatcher.
Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, Blackcap, Wren and Chiffchaff were on the pasture and in the bushes.
Boardwalk - Kingfisher sat on the wooden handrail. No sig of any dragonflies.
The river and wood along side down to the South Hide were very quiet. A juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Grey Wagtail were the only birds seen though Chiffchaff x3 were calling in the wood.
South Hide - Oystercatcher, Mallard, Gadwall, Heron.
Alder Wood held quite a lot of birds from the viewing screen right along the path back to the visitor centre - lots of young birds around including - Spotted Flycatcher x3 families, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bullfinch, Siskin, Blackcap, Wren, Chiffchaff, Robin.
The feeding station was very active with lots of Chaffinch but also a few each of Willow Tit, Nuthatch, Siskin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pheasant, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin.
The only large dragonfly was a Hawker by the West Pond Hide.
On the way back home I stopped off at Coatham Wood - primarily for dragonflies but the only ones seen were two Brown Hawker. Lots of Linnet, Goldfinch, Bullfinch and a Kestrel.
Also a speckled Green Sandpiper & 6 Lrplovers on the pond. 
