Water rail under the feeders and later (not together) a coot. Redpoll on the feeders.
Peregrine, buzzard (pair), kestrel flying over the carpark or the woods.
Heron (10+ active nests) with birds flying to and fro, sometimes with nesting material.
Cetti's warbler was heard at the bridleweay silt pool. Song thrush was singing.
There were green woodpecker and great spotted woodpecker calling or drumming along the bridleway. Plenty of blue tit and great tit calling, too.
Goldcrest was seen at the FM bridge. Kingfisher flew along the canal.
The robin is still around the wooden bridge in the canal meadow (sometimes with its mate).
The courtship activity of the great crested grebe was disturbed at the new reed bed by the diggers moving about. They may have gone to the northern lakes or to Dosthill.
Reed bunting have been singing.
Green sandpiper, oystercatcher were seen at the northern pools, with over 100 lapwing. Also, goldeneye, goosander, little egret, pintail, shelduck, snipe, ringed plover.
Skylark have been seen along the meadow trail and .........
...... look who's coming out from the reeds ....... water rail - shy but determined. Thanks to Ken Rogers for this picture.
I like the water rail photo,can't wait to see one.