Highlights of Clifton WeBS count this morning, Ring-necked Duck still present, Goldeneye on north pit, 6 Pochard, Great & Little Egret, Green Sandpiper & 2 Yellowhammer. Also 276 GJ, 110 CG, 212 WN, 21 TU, 10 SV, 32 T.,1 SU, 60 MA, 6 GA, 23 L. & 1 EG.

Obliging Wheatear at Clifton Pits this afternoon, also Great Egret, 6 Little Egret and 195 Cormorant.

Long-tailed Duck still on Clifton north pit this morning, also a late Redstart on the west side of main pit. Sadly found the Marsh Harrier dead on Ashmoor Common, a Whinchat there loosely associating with a couple of Stonechat was more positive.

Curlew Sandpiper still present this morning at Ripple Pits, south pit, east shore. Also Ringed Plover through, Green Sandpiper, 2+ Common Sandpiper and Hobby.

Good wader passage today at Sker Point & Kenfig NNR. Whimbrel, 3 Golden Plover, 50+ Sanderling, Sker rocks at high tide.Black-tailed Godwit, Little Stint & Wood Sandpiper on the east shore of pool, latter 2 flew north at 1.30. Also 2 Wheatear and 6+ Yellow Wagtail.

Highlight of an early morning visit to Camp Lane Pits, Grimley this young Cuckoo begging for food. The surrogate parent Reed Warbler duly obliged. Also Whinchat female and Redstart male on north causeway; Peregrine, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher and 2 Egyptian Geese.

Fantastic morning in the Wyre Forest this morning, the clearing pictured held; Redstart (2), Tree Pipit (3) & Garden Warbler (3); singing in unison with others, also Wood Warbler 2+, Pied Flycatcher 2, Dipper pair courting, Cuckoo, Mandarin, Marsh Tit 1 & Grey Wagtail

Super morning in the Wyre Forest, lots of Pied Flycatcher song 4 singing males, 2 Tree Pipit singing, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Dipper on Dowles Brook. Unexpectedly also had a close encounter with an Otter, in the brook swimming upstream toward me

Pair of Garganey still present at Ripple Pits, south lake island, early evening, also House Martin & Common Sandpiper. At Clifton Pits late afternoon, 2 Black-tailed Godwit still present on north pit. #WorcsBirds

Corn Bunting and Brambling among the finches and buntings in the set aside immediately south of Main Pit Clifton, made this afternoons visit well worth while despite the mist and cold.

A drake Ring-necked Duck at Ryall Court Pits this morning was a welcome surprise, associating with Tufted Duck & 4 Pochard.NB this is a private site a working quarry with no public access. Also,10 Shoveler, 10+ Teal, 4 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 3 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, Green Sand., 3 Snipe & 4 Stonechat

Rock/Water Pipit (A.Warr) overhead calling at Ryall Court Pits today landed but couldn’t be relocated. A Cattle Egret, this afternoon was a site 1st. Also juv. Marsh Harrier, male Merlin, 2 Red Kite, Great Egret, Green Sand. 10+ Snipe, Shelduck, 4 Pochard & 45 Tufted Duck.

A lingering Whinchat the highlight of a dreary afternoon at Ryall Court Pits, also Green Sandpiper, 12 Lapwing, 5 Little Grebe and all 3 common hirundines.