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, Swallow, Sand Martin, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Grey and Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Pheasant, Reed Bunting.

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

Little Ringed Plover, Common Snipe, Jack Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe, Mediterranean Gull, Redwing, Fieldfare, Water Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Wheatear, Stonechat, Ring Ouzel, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, Kingfisher, Firecrest, Rook, Raven, Grasshopper Warbler.

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.

28th March 2025

Common Sandpiper on the North Lake first thing – earliest migrant bird record for some time; also Sedge Warbler singing intermittently on the South Lake, 2 Swallow circled the mound, 2 summer plumaged Redshank displaying on P1, 2 Mediterranean Gulls circled P3, 6+ Sand Martin through N, 2+ Willow Warbler, Water Pipit (permit only), 4+ Little Ringed Plover, 3+ Green Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe on the South Lake, Nuthatch, 3+ Shelduck, 2+ Red Kite, Rook, 3+ Pheasant (per eBird and WhatsApp)

22nd March 2025

2 Black Redstarts (1 male and 1 female, permit only), 2 Hawfinch (flew S/SE), 1 Curlew (flew SE), 4/5 Sand Martin (flew N), 1 (male) Mandarin Duck (flew from Phase 2 to South Lake), 4+ Little Ringed Plover, Redshank (over mound), 8+ Green Sandpiper, 1 Water Pipit, 2+ Shelduck, 1 Water Rail, 2 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pheasant.

Vismig/grounded migrants included 11 Skylark, 45 Redwing, 11 Song Thrush, 3+ Blackcap, and plenty of Meadow Pipits and Chaffinches.

Butterflies included Peacock and Red Admiral.