This evening 6 whimbrel dropped in for 20 minutes around 7pm. Otherwise good numbers of lapwing and 4 redshank, who took strong exception to a passing female marsh harrier, a few gadwall and mallards, 2 drake shoveler, no visible teal. 32 adult greylags, with at least 2, probably 3 broods, but hard to count mobile goslings in long grass. All three hirundines in good numbers just after the rain stopped.

27-Apr-15
Early, in the late afternoon, a drake Garganey, female Wigeon, 2 Grt White Egrets and 5 broods of Greylags - a total of at least 40 goslings.

2 Cranes high heading N.East over the Lows at 1205 today. Just a few Whimbrel 8;3 and a 1 in 5 hours. Male Kestrel, Buzzards; Marh Harrier; 6 Hobbies together over Canada Farm Lake;
The Raven young on the Pylon nest looked in danger in the strong wind they are wing exercising now and look as though they will fledge soon and a Sedge Warbler just near the car park hide posed for photos