Cress Marsh 2021

6th April
Weather: Overcast, very cold, snow showers, very strong NW wind
Time on site: 15:35 - 17:00

Buzzard    1
Carrion Crow    3
Coot    2
Cormorant    1
Gadwall    5
Goldfinch    15
Green Sandpiper    1
Grey Heron    1
Greylag Goose    14
Herring Gull    25
Lesser Black-back Gull    21
Linnet    c50
Little Egret    3
Little Ringed Plover    2
Magpie    2
Mallard    5
Mute Swan    5
Pied Wagtail    4
Reed Bunting    5
Robin    1
Shelduck    31
Teal    18
Wigeon    1
Woodpigeon    9

All records entered into BirdTrack.

4th April
Weather : Sun, warm, W wind
Time on site: 13:45-14;50

Avocet    2
Black-headed Gull    17
Chiffchaff    1
Coot    3
Cormorant    1
Curlew    1
Great Black-back Gull    7
Great Tit    1
Grey Heron    2
Greylag Goose    14
Herring Gull    100
Lapwing    4
Lesser Black-back Gull    17
Linnet    3
Little Egret    4
Mallard    3
Mute Swan    8
Pheasant    1
Pied Wagtail    1
Reed Bunting    7
Shelduck    17
Teal    8
Wigeon    1

All records entered into BirdTrack

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April fool joke, Nick? 

 He's only there till 12, then he disappears Jon.
 

April fool joke, Nick? 

Black winged stilt this morning at Cress

Good selection Jon. Things hopefully starting to look promising. I was there last Thursday and the Peregrines were in full flight over the area, resting occasionally on the power station towers.