The early bird walk on the 6th of May resulted in an impressive 35 bird species being seen on Broadwater Warren. This included the first Wheatear since the rspb took over management of the site. The list is as follows:-
Mandarin Duck
Pheasant
Grey Heron
Common Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Cuckoo
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker
Skylark
Woodlark
Tree Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
Northern Wheatear
Stonechat
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Blackbird
Garden Warbler
Blackcap
Common Whitethroat
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Wren
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Jay
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Bullfinch
Yellowhammer
Other species seen this week include lesser spotted woodpecker near the boardwalk and grey wagtails on decoy pond.
Please let us know of any sightings you have on the reserve.