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