Whitethroat by Liz Pitchford

 

Hen harrier - 1 behind scrape

Tawny owl - 1 in Marsh Covert woods

Avocet - 74 on scrape

Spotted redshank - 7 on scrape

Greenshank - 1 on scrape

Ruff - 5 on scrape

Little ringed plover - 2 on scrape

Snipe - 1 by Inner Marsh Farm hide

Whimbrel - 2 on scrape

Oystercatcher - 2 on scrape

Sedge warbler - in reed bed

Reed warbler - in reed bed

Grasshopper warbler - 5+ around reserve

Cetti's warbler - 6+ around reserve

Whitethroat - many singing around reserve

Kingfisher - 1 past reception hide

Green woodpecker - 1 by mere pools

Swift - 2 over reserve, 1st of the year

Rook - 1 over reserve

Great white egret - 1 on marsh seen from Burton Point

 

Also seen around the reserve - 

Small magpie moth

Orange tip butterfly

Comma butterfly

Small tortoiseshell butterfly

Peacock butterfly