2 avocets arrived this afternoon - our first of the year. 5 stunning yellow wagtails and a white wagtail were not far from the car park, but a smart male wheatear was even closer. Swallows, house and sand martins were whizzing over the lakes, and warblers were doing their best to ignore the cold wind - Cetti's, willow and sedge warblers, chiffchaff and blackcap. Goldeneyes were displaying and a little grebe was "singing". A lesser redpoll was with goldfinches, feeding on alder seeds.