21st/22nd news

Bream were spawning in large numbers on Saturday morning and to a lesser degree on Sunday morning. This has led to a number of dead fish in the margins but this is nothing to worry about.

Common Tern numbers are increasing with double figures around the park this weekend. On Saturday a couple Lapwing passed over the main lake and on Sunday a couple Shelduck did the same. A Treecreeper also showed itself in the Willows by the Sedgewick seat in Fingers. Reed Bunting were also much more in evidence this weekend.

Over the last two weeks the leaves have really come out on the trees making it much more difficult to see the birds, so you really need to work on those calls!

The guided walk on Sunday was very enjoyable with a good number of the arriving migrants seen/heard including Willow Warbler, Lesser and Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler and Chiffchaff. Kingfisher was also seen along with all the other regulars.

Blue Tit with nesting material

Blackcap (M)
Common Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat