3 Cattle Egret on Phase 3, Wood Sandpiper on Phase 3, 4 Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 4 LRP.
2nd May 2026
Whimbrel on the mound, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Lesser Whitethroat, Wheatear.
1st May 2026
Garden Warbler singing near Phase 1 hide, 2 Greenshank, 2 LRP.
May– Regular/Common Species:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Little Ringed Plover, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, 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, Hobby, Parakeet, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Common Swift, 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, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, Rook.
Expected, notable species for May (please report) include:
Shelduck, Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, Redshank, Greenshank, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Great Crested Grebe, Common Tern, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow Wagtail, ssp ‘White’ Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Wheatear, Whinchat, Stonechat, Ring Ouzel, Kingfisher, Raven, Grasshopper Warbler, Meadow Pipit, Spotted Flycatcher, Cuckoo.
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, Painted Lady.
17th April 2026
c.20 Wheatear reported in/around Phase 1, 2 Garganey still on Phase 3, Barn Owl, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Lesser Whitethroat [FOY] along permissive path, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Snipe, 6 Lapwing, Yellow Wagtail.
15th April 2026
Green Sandpiper.
14th April 2026
2 Garganey again on Phase 3, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail through.
13th April 2026
Grasshopper Warbler on the South Lake [FOY], 5 Little Ringed Plover.
12th April 2026
Jack Snipe (permit only), 2 Green Sandpiper, Wheatear (permit only), 3+ Yellow Wagtail through, Barn Owl.
11th April 2026
Cattle Egret reported on Phase 3, Redshank, Great Crested Grebe, Tawny Owl, Little Ringed Plover, 6+ House Martin [FOY].
10th April 2026
2 Garganey still on Phase 3, Snipe, 2 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2+ Reed Warbler.
9th April 2026
2 Garganey still on Phase 3, Reed Warbler.
8th April 2026
2 Garganey still on Phase 3, 2 Little Ringed Plover, [FOY] returning 2 Sedge and 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Whitethroat.
7th April 2026
2 Garganey still on Phase 3, Greenshank on Phase 3, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear (permit only).
6th April 2026
2 Garganey still on Phase 3, 2 Redshank 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 2 Wheatear (permit only), Firecrest.
