A grasshopper warbler this afternoon 'reeling' in the north east corner of Vange Marsh. At Wat Tyler Country Park the first swift of the year was seen over the visitor centre along with 3 house martins and a male cuckoo continues to call near Holly Cottage hide.

Our blue tits laid their seventh egg today, drop by the visitor centre for live close-up views on CCTV. Last year they laid elleven, can they beat that!

Blue tit nest by David Lee