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.
Saturday 19 May: Marina only: 1 Egyptian Goose in and out of ditch behind most western pool on Vange Wick, 1 male Marsh Harrier, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat. Dawn chorus walk 1 poss 2 nightingale, 7 cetti's warbler, lots of blackcaps and whitethroats, 4 chiffchaff, 2 song thrush plus all the usual suspects.
Monday 04 June: 2 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Cetti's Warbler (one from scrape hide and two from south hide), 3 Reed Bunting.
Tuesday 05 June: All sightings from first hide: Pair of Cuckoo showing well together at south end of fleet, Water Rail heard twice close to hide, 18 Avocet and 2 chicks, 1 Common Tern, 3 drake Teal, 3 pair Gadwall, many Pochard (mostly drakes), 1 drake Shoveler, 1 Skylark, 1 Green Woodpecker on telegraph pole for 10 minutes, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 male Reed Bunting, Canada and Greylag Geese with growing gosling, c.6 Blackbird (all males), 2 Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe. 1 Weasel seen on approach road.
This will keep me busy next week. Well done great to read a water Rail is still around.