May 25th

We were out early this morning to avoid the threatened scorching temperatures and walked out onto the Marsh. We counted 10 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Pied Wagtails, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 5 Whitethroats, 6 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Cuckoo, 22 Mallard, 6 Reed Warblers, 2 Shelduck, 7 Mute Swans, 5 Great Black-backed Gulls, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher, 10 Coot, 12 Sand Martins, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylarks and 1 Common Tern. There were also good numbers of Painted Lady butterflies to be seen.

Painted Lady