Exciting times yesterday, 2 Whinchat LFL were the first for the autumn passage, only the 2nd Spotted Flycatcher Teal Scrape, then lots of warblers at Lavell's car park, including 3 Lesser Whitethroat

1 Woodcock over the tarmac path twice at dusk last night, first time at 16:50, then 16:58. Seen with Marek Walford it was East to West, which pretty much never happens. Now it's time to start checking for Bittern in the evenings...when it's not flooded

Well done to LWT #volunteers today, saving us from electric company habitat massacre later, by cutting back overgrown Willow, Ash, Oak & Poplar - creating dense scrub for more warblers, Bullfinch etc. A bit of dead hedging will stop people 'accidentally' walking through hedgerows

LWT #volunteers aka #heroes turning out in big numbers for big reward tasks - Willow cutting, Phragmites cutting and transplanting, plus obligatory awesome cake with tea & coffee

First Little-ringed Plover of 2023 at Lea Farm Lake this morning

First Sedge Warbler today ://youtube.com/shorts/Ksje-Lab8hg?feature=share

The only Dunlin to land on the patch this year was an adult Lea Farm Lake 3rd June, such late passage this year

2023 most of the passing waders, have done just that, Curlew - 30 mins, Wood Sandpiper - 49 mins, Ringed Plover - straight over, Black-tailed Godwit - 37 & 7 mins. Ironically both Greenshank have stayed for hours, when it's them that normally fly straight through 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️

The Red Admiral numbers on the Buddleia outside Ron's hide was awesome, at least 14, plus 2 Comma, 1 Peacock

The first Cattle Egret of 2023 and the 10th for our patch was seen at Lavell's, briefly at LFL, then back at Lavell's until at least 6pm 11th Aug.

Great work done by LWT #volunteers when the #Bittern is showing at Teal hide end of Lavell's, our view won't be obscured

Here is the Bittern found last Sunday. Hopefully, it will stick around all winter

Awesome surprise mega rarity for our patch today #pinkfootedgoose

Just when we thought it's stay was short lived, the Pink-footed Goose was re-found this morning

The Pink-footed Goose is still lingering and happy at Lea Farm Lake, calling quite frequently too. A bit early to say, but maybe it will stick around till 2024, it would be a very nice bird to start a new year with

Male Merlin went through 09:00 over the landfill, 2m off the ground, then up and over Lavell's, then the DAC where it circled, splayed it's tail and off SSW. Excellent

The surprising sight of a Blue & Gold Macaw over Lavell's, then perched on the DAC, was rather cool late this afternoon

LWT are at Woodley Carnival now, come and say hi

5 Black-tailed Godwit at Lea Farm Lake 07:50 till 08:12 then off East

4 Avocets at Lea Farm Lake this morning, till around 10:35 awesome