Today bittern were heard booming across the reserve from both ARC and Denge Marsh. Marsh harriers getting ready for the breeding season were exciting visitors at Denge Marsh with their food passing displays.
Other sightings included four black-necked grebe in summer plumage at ARC and a drake garganey at the south end of ARC. Also at ARC were seven little gull, thirty sand martin and swallows. The wading birds were to be found at Denge Marsh where there was one greenshank and seven black-tailed godwit. All around the reserve were sedge warblers and whitethroat and a lesser whitethroat was at ARC.