Good day on the reserve yesterday - apart from the wryneck, which appeared on-and-off throughout the day, the north brooks held an interesting selection of waders: 1 Temminck's stint, 1 little stint, up to 11 ruff, 2 or 3 greenshank, 1 or 2 common sandpipers, up to 12 snipe, plus several ringed plovers, little ringed plovers and green sandpipers. The hedgerows/scrub held whitethroats, blackcaps, willow warblers, redstarts and spotted flycatcher. Wheatears seen on the grassland from west mead hide. At least 2 marsh harriers were also seen on or close to the reserve, and 2 crossbills were on the heath.