Tuesday 18th April 2017

1000 - 1220 sunny, NE breeze, 7 - 10c : Common Sandpiper 2, LR Plover 2, Oystercatcher 3, Lapwing 5, GC Grebe 3, Little Egret, Heron, Wheatear on southern horsefield, House Martin 4, Swallow 5, Sand Martin 12+, Blackcap 2, Willow Warbler 5, Chiffchaff, GS Woodpecker m, Pied Wagtail 2, Rook, LBb Gull 7, Song Thrush, Reed Bunting 2m, Linnet 4, Chaffinch 4, Stock Dove 2, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Buzzard 2, etc. Also seen - Orange Tip 2m, Green-veined White 2, Speckled Wood, & hundreds of tadpoles at the marsh!

Haze obscuring sunlight due to planes chem-trailing.