WeirWood on a beautiful sunny morning from dawn at the west end. Generally pretty quiet but for 2 Great Egrets showing. There were no ducks other than Mallard and Mandarins of which there were 5. 18 Great-crested Grebes with an imm’ still begging for food. 2 Snipe were under the heronry and 14 Stock Doves on Pintail bank. Overhead at 8:00hrs the ever present Red Kite and a Sparrowhawk male.
At Whillett’s a squealing Water Rail, a late Reed Warbler and 3 Reed Buntings.