Hardly any wildfowl around now, though didn’t go as far south as the heronry this morning. Could only find Coots, Mallards, 9 Tufted Ducks about 20 Shoveler, a lone Gadwall, a handful of Canada & Greylag Geese, one Egyptian Goose, a few Lapwings and 50 or so Herring Gulls. There were a pair of Teal asleep between Rye & Buckwish Farms, then I heard a Whitethroat singing briefly then doing it’s little “grrr” call from a bush by the Rye Farm track.

Val Bentley, 8th April 2024