April– Regular/Common Species:

Canada Goose, Shelduck, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers, Peregrine, Kestrel, Common Buzzard, Red Kite, Parakeet, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Blackcap, Cetti’s Warbler, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Grey and Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Pheasant, Reed Bunting, Tawny Owl.

Expected, notable species for April (please report) include:

Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Common Snipe, Jack Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Greenshank, Curlew, Whimbrel, Great Crested Grebe, Mediterranean Gull, Redwing, Fieldfare, Nightingale, Water Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, ‘White’ Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Wheatear, Stonechat, Ring Ouzel, Nuthatch, Firecrest, Raven, Grasshopper Warbler, Willow Warbler, Lapwing (high counts only), Swallow, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swift, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Little Owl, Siskin, Redpoll.

If a species is not noted above but seen/heard, please report to us via email – many thanks.

Butterflies [Expected Species]:

Brimstone, Comma, Green-veined White, Small White, Holly blue, Orange-tip, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood.

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