West End:- 2 Common Tern pairs + 3 young on L/H raft – all looking healthy and food coming in. Great Crested Grebe – a nest has been seen with 2 eggs, hopefully we will see chicks this year. 1 Coot, 2 Lapwing, 3 Swallows. 2 Blackcap + Chiffchaff heard at the car park.
Whillet’s:- 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1M Stonechat, 5+ Whitethroat seen in the meadows.
Butterfly Survey – The first Meadow Brown & Large Skipper butterflies (2 off each) were seen on the wing in the meadows.
The “Orange Foxtail” grass which is quite rare in Sussex is benefiting from our recent habitat management work in Whillet’s Pool with good numbers now starting to show.