21st April - light rain until late afternoon. light SE, 14C

Bittesby Country Park; morning

A Whitethroat sang a little in the east side hedgerow - the only new sighting.

Lilbourne Meadows; morning

A Shelduck again, a Little Egret. three Yellow Wagtails.

A Linnet and fed-up  looking male Reed Bunting on the south side.

Stanford reservoir; afternoon.

Many Arctic Terns reported moving through the Midland, alas not one found here.

Warbler numbers are good now., Garden Warbler c6, Willow Warbler 3+, Whitethroat 3. Lesser Whitethroat 1.

Swallow, House martin and Sand Martin came in for a while.

A Redshank, a Common Sandpiper and single Meadow Pipit on the dam.