Whillet’s:- 60 Reed Bunting went into the reed-bed between 15:10 and 17:00 with the first bird not entering the roost until 16:00. Interestingly they were coming up and feeding on the seed heads and were the expected mix of both males & females.
2 Water Rail heard, Sparrowhawk flew over (not hunting), Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker heard, 2 Song Thrush heard, 11 Redwing flew over and went to roost in the trees along the river. No Starlings seen.
West End:- very quick look – flock of Barnacle Geese by Pintail bank, the usual Pochard, Tufted Duck and 2 Mute Swan are still around.