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A few snipe in front of Nettley's hide this morning were good value - some roosting, some feeding and at least one having a good stretch, scractch and preen. And all of them of course looked very beautiful and stripey in the sunshine. About 20 wigeon were amongst the teal and mallard, the most I've...

Decent selection of passage waders now arriving on the brooks - greenshank, spotted redshank (thanks to Graham for photo), little ringed plover, snipe, green sandpiper, common sandpiper and black-tailed godwit present today. There were 2 or 3 garganey amongst the flocks of mallard and teal on the north...

Fantastic warm spring day here yesterday - an adult night heron was found by a visitor at about 10.30 and it then appeared on the north brooks a few times, though elusive. There was also a redstart singing on the southern edge of the heath and a spotted flycathcer singing (well, faintly squeaking) from...

An osprey was over the north brooks at midday yesterday, appearing at precisely the same time as a guided walk I was leading arrived at the hanger viewpiont. Very convenient. It circled a few times, gained height and headed off to the north. Jon and Hans (who found the osprey), then topped that by finding...

Juvenile little stint from Jupp's view this lunchtime, along with 5 dunlin, 4 black-tailed godwits and 8 or 9 ruff. Other waders today reported include curlew sandpiper, green sandpiper and common sandpiper. Plenty of teal and increasing numbers of wigeon present on the north brooks. Still a few...

It was cool and felt like autumn this morning and the birds rather reinforced this - 5 black-tailed godwits and at least 8 green sandpipers on the north brooks were no doubt heading south. Plenty lapwings, ca. 130 greylags geese, a few teal, shelduck, mallard and mandarin also present. Large numbers...

Need I say more? Possibly not, but just in case anyone was in any doubt I have finally seen the spotted flycatchers who have been nesting in the woodland above Jupp's View. A good view as well, not just a fleeting glimpse - needless to say I returned to the visitor centre with a happy smile! But...

After a poor spring here for woodlarks, one was singing on the heath this morning, along with a yellowhammer. Other birds around the heath included lots of young blue tits, juv great spotted woodpeckers and juv chaffinches. Spotted flycatcher still to be found nr Jupp's view. On the brooks, a few...

The first wigeon of the autumn have arrived - about 30 were on the north brooks this morning. Numerous teal, mallard, lawping, greylag geese and canada geese were also present. Blackcaps, whitethroats, chiffchaffs and spotted flycatchers could be found in the scrub along the trail.3 or 4 redstarts were...

At least 1, probably 2 or 3 spotted flycatchers on the edge of the heathland (seen from bridleway) at 13.00 today - lots of other small birds in same area (goldcrests, chiffchaffs, treecreeper, blue and coal tits). Green sandpiper and common sandpiper still present on north brooks. Marsh harrier (juvenile...

In the conifer plantation next to the bridleway yesterday at about 13.00 were masses of small birds in a loose flock -probably 80-100 in all, mostly blue tits and great tits, but mixed in were many chiffchaffs, goldcrests, long-tailed tits, coal tits, 2 treecreepers, 3 nuthatches and at least 4 spotted...