An hour long visit with Tristan whilst Ellie was at church produced the first singing Chiffchaff of the spring just south of the hide. From the hide there were twenty-five Wigeon and ten Teal present, and Great Crested Grebes numbered some forty-nine birds.
Two Stock Doves flew in from the south and landed in a tree opposite the hide. A single Fieldfare was seen and at least two Meadow Pipits flew over. A pair of Long-tailed Tits were carrying nesting material and five Snipe were flushed as I walked past the southern causeway, a small flock of seven more Snipe also flew through.
There was very little happening at the northern end of the reservoir as water levels had risen sufficiently to enable the sailors and canoists to take to the water. Ten Teal were on West Pool however.
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