5am start, this time at the crescent for "not long in" Reed Warblers.
5:30 - nets up, time for some birdwatching. Common Sand on beach, Oyk over calling (ex Fenlake?), Turtle Dove purring, 2 cuckoos cuckooing, 2 males & a female Gadwall, a Swift and 2 Black Terns by 6am.
Starters - a pair of Reed Buntings - lovely! Then a couple of male Dunnocks , a male Wren and a female Reed Warbler, off her nest for some breakfast. At 6:30 a pair of Garden Warblers and a chance to compare brood patches. EN had id-ed the male singing not far from where they were then caught. DK stopped by between 7:30 & 8:00, informing us that there was now a total of 5 Black Terns. Oo! .. and a pair of Canadas have got off some goslings on Fingers. By 9:00, we had caught 7 Reed Warblers, including a "control". We finished with a male Chiff. 18 in all; we'll settle for that.
The carp were active at the main hide and by the beach, where they were joined by spawning bream.
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