Pathways: At 23 species in less than an hour is not bad for any site, but the best was three male BLACKCAPS competing in song. Also a pair of CHIFFCHAFF. But the sad news is that I would think the KINGFISHER nest has failed as water is at the hole. A single TUFTED on the lake and LITTLE GREBE up by one to 5. All young MUTE SWANS have now left and adults are nest building this morning.
Oulton Marsh: Best here was three GREEN WOODPECKER which seem to be competing either for nesting area or between themselves for obvious reasons. I assume the latter. One of them was playing hide and seek with me and would move round according to my position of rotation in reference to him. It is also great to here BLACKCAP with one singing very strongly near his female. My first WILLOW WARBLER of the year saw me with a count of four birds in all. I also had a single GRASSHOPPER WARBLER which although reeling well was as usual unseen. A REED BUNTING put in an apperance and as a male how great. The sad reflection here is there are no singing CEETI'S WARBLER.
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