Male Pied Flycatcher along 100acre northern treeline mid afternoon; also Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, 2 Redshank still on 100acre (permit only), Tawny Owl, Little Ringed Plover, 4+ Snipe, 2+ Green Sandpiper, 4 Shelduck (per eBird)

Nightingale singing at the SE end of the South Lake (FOS), Reed Warbler singing South Lake (FOS), Tree Pipit flew N, 2+ Whitethroat, 2 Redshank still, 8+ Yellow Wagtail, 4+ Sedge Warbler, 6+ Sand Martin, 2+ Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 7 Snipe, 6+ Green Sandpiper, Mistle Thrush (per eBird and WhatsApp)

2 Common Whitethroat (FOY), 5 House Martin through (FOY), 5+ Sedge Warbler, 5+ Yellow Wagtail, 2 Redshank still on 100 acre, 7+ Swallow, 12+ Sand Martin, 3+ Little Ringed Plover, Water Pipit still (permit only), 5+ Green Sandpiper, 4+ Snipe, Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, 7 Chaffinch (per eBird and WhatsApp)

1 Avocet, 2 Redshank, 1 Tree Pipit, 4 Greylag Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 48 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, 32 Mallard, 7 Pochard, 44 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 16 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 14 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 16 Magpie, 1 Rook, 90 Carrion Crow, 6 Skylark, 4 Sedge Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Song Thrush, 10 Dunnock, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 6 Greenfinch, 10 Linnet, 14 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting [Anand Ramesh, Glenn Jones and Mark Bravery, plus eBird]

female Marsh Harrier flew out and North, Sedge Warbler in subsong on the North Lake, male Wheatear (permit only), 2 Redshank still but now on 100acre, Barn Owl, 6 Little Ringed Plover, Willow Warbler, 4+ Green Sandpiper and Water Pipit (permit only), Nuthatch, Mistle Thrush, Shelduck (per eBird and WhatsApp)

Marsh Harrier early afternoon and Oystercatcher on the North Lake; also 2 Redshank still, 2 Swallow and 4 Sand Martin through, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Jack Snipe and Water Pipit (permit only), Willow Warbler, 3+ Green Sandpiper, 5+ Snipe, 2+ Rook (per eBird and WhatsApp)

Also first reported Orange Tip butterflies of the year.

2 Redshank still on P1, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Shelduck, Nuthatch (per eBird and WhatsApp)

Yellow Wagtail (FOY) flew N early am, 2 Redshank still on Phase 1, Swallow over North Lake, Water Pipit still on Enclosed lagoon (permit only), 5 Little Ringed Plover, 5+ Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, Mistle Thrush on mound, Nuthatch by SW gate (per eBird and WhatsApp)

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.