Late news of a Sandwich Tern on 23 Aug on No10 buoy then flew south down the res, also a Ringed Plover through at 1235 yesterday.
Today 1 Mute Swan, 2 Mandarins, 16 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 3 Little Egrets, 5 Little Grebes, 19 C.Buzzards in the air together equals the site record count, Hobby, juv male Peregrine, 17 Coots, ad Yellow-l-Gull, ad Common Gull, c15 Swifts, Kingfisher, 34 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, Whitethroat, the first Whinchat of the year on the west bank from the car park, a Yellow Wag south at 0845 continues the recent good run with a trickle of Mipits south.