From the marina, in the creek this morning was a sinle bar-tailed godwit along with a dozen black-tailed godwits. A spotted redshank, a ruff and two avocets. The wintering chiffchaff was seen in the hedgerow to your right as you enter the park.
Thursday 19 April: 26 Avocet, 1 Common Tern, 35 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Reed Warbler also Cetti's Warbler, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Oystercatcher, Peregrine, Black-tailed Godwit, Teal, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 3 Spotted Redshank, 2 Curlew, Lapwing and Reed Warbler.
Sunday 22 April: Pair of Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo heard, at least 2 Reed Warbler heard, 1 Sedge Warbler heard, 1 Swallow, pair of Avocet, 1 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing displaying over scrape. Also, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff (all singing), 1 Brimstone (fem) and 2 Orange-tip butterfly.
Wednesday 25 April: 2 swifts, an increase in both blackcaps and whitethroats, 2 cuckoo and a barn owl
Tuesday 01 May: Turtle dove showed well in scrub behinf the green centre
Good to hear they are about lucky to have seen two last year.
Maz
Thursday 03 May: Sightings from first hide only: 1 pair of Cuckoo, good views of birds perched near hide, male Reed Bunting, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, 2 Common Tern, pair of Coot with 2 young, many Swallow, many House Martin over scrape, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Oystercatcher. 1 Fox with 2, possibly 3, tiny cubs.
Saturday 05 May: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 male Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby (probably a first-year bird), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Swift, 15 House Martin (at least), 5 Reed Warbler.
Sunday 06 May: 10 Avocet, 1 Nightingale (a few bursts of song on SE side of old tip), 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 2 Reed Warbler (singing), 5 Lesser Whitethroat (singing)
Monday 07 May: drake garganey on the scrape, 1 male Marsh Harrier, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 125 Swallow on Vange Wick, 2 Nightingale (one in Wat Tyler just north of the marina and one on the county tip), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Bearded Tit.
Tuesday 15 May: 2 Cuckoo, circled scrape, then perched together overlooking reed bed, 1 male Reed Bunting, 2 Common Tern, many Swift, Swallow and House Martin, 3 pair of Greylag Geese with total of 9 Gosling, 2 pair of Canada Geese with total of 5 gosling, 2 pair of Coot with 1 chick each, Peregrine Falcon on distant pylon with kill, Cetti's Warbler heard, good sightings of Reed Warbler