pair of Garganey still 100acre with Redshank (permit only); also 2+ Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail (per eBird and WhatsApp)

4+ Yellow Wagtail on Phase 1, 100+ Swift (per eBird and WhatsApp)

3+ Common Sandpiper, Redshank (permit), 2+ Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail (per eBird and WhatsApp)

Whimbrel on Phase 3, Whinchat on Phase 1, Wheatear, 5+ Common Sandpiper, 2+ Green Sandpiper, Redshank and Greenshank still (permit), Stonechat in Phase 1 area, 2+ Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat (per eBird and WhatsApp)

2 Garganey still on 100acre (permit), 2 Whimbrel on Phase 1 + Phase 3, Greenshank and Redshank still (permit), 3+ Common Sandpiper, Meadow Pipit (per eBird and WhatsApp)

Ruff on Phase 1, 2 Garganey on the North Lake, 5+ Common Sandpiper, 2+ Green Sandpiper, Raven, Kingfisher (per eBird and WhatsApp)

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, 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.