Dawn Chorus 'Brrrrr'

Colder than ever this weekend, with a strong Easterly wind all Saturday, but 4 LRP's were a nice sight at LFGP. Again Bittern hide was trashed by morons, this time we hope the wildlife cam has caught legally admissible pictures to convict them.

Today was our 'Dawn Chorus' starting at 04:15, the wind had dropped slightly, but not much so it was almost bitter for most of the walk. But focusing on the birds, Cetti's called from various locations, then at LFGP 1 then a 2nd Cuckoo called close by.

The chorus gathered pace quickly, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Blackcap, Whitethroat, all nearby and loud. A quick stop at Ron's hide didn't produce much, 1 LRP in fact, a few Teal.

Marching on to Sandford, Heron's Water, Chiffchaff and a tricky to see Treecreeper teased us, quickly on to BSL/WSL hedgerow where my first Garden Warbler of 2015 was singing well, but whilst not showing gave a good comparison of Blackcap.

On the viewpoint and our first Nightingale sang very well and then showed well too, for a good five minutes, allowing all to see it. The loop around the top was even more cold, so without lingering, we went on to WSL reeds, en route another Treecreeper showed well above our heads, at the reed bed Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler sang.

Another Sedge Warbler was singing on the North side of Sandford and we lingered at the sailing club beach where the sun appeared for the first time, warming our chilled bodies. Swallows perched on the wooden rail and a lone House Martin joined them.