A flying visit on my way home from work produced my first Lesser Whitethroat of the year with one singing from a hedge near the Canoe Club (though typically it failed to show itself). West Pool hosted six Mute Swans which were new arrivals and had gone by Saturday morning. A tern was feeding off the dam but was too distant to positively identify which was rather frustrating.
An equally brief stop on Saturday morning before work generated another SBR year tick in the form of a Swift feeding over the reservoir with loads of Swallows and Sand Martins. The pair of Wigeon were again seen...it's interesting that they have not yet departed and with a little luck they may attempt to breed.
Tuesday 30 April update: Two Whimbrel were on the shoreline near the Sailing Club and a Common Sandpiper was on one of the pontoons. A Reed Warbler was singing south of the Canoe Club and a couple of Lesser Whitethroats were at the railway embankment.
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