Carlton Marsh SWT

 So here we go again, a trudge round the reserve and a talk with several people and showing them the GLOSSY IBIS that was on show. Also was a couple of BEARDED TITS nd about ten MEADOW PIPIT. Other than that two LITTLE EGERET.

Pathways Care Farm

 Our regular walk through with only 17 species, but good to see two KINGFISHER and the usual duck and LITTLE GREBE. Other than that not much else.

Carlton SWT

 Out on the reserve for 3 hours, with a few people about to talk to with one young family who I introduced to 8 BEARDED TIT. This family hanging about on the middle track made themselves invisible to eye but not to the ear. Handily they flew individually over the track but the pic is not worth sharing. The best birds however were two birds that flew over my head calling. I immediately picked them up as WATER PIPIT. Checked on merlin and it recorded them the same. Altogether I recorded 30 birds on the day with a pair GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER and a single GREEN WOODPECKER.