CWP recently

24 April - I’ve been keeping an eye recently on CWP with spring migration getting under way ........waders seen in the last few days include Greenshank and Wood Sandpiper at Eysey, and the usual scatter of LRPs. Redshanks and Oystercatchers are being seen regularly. The first Hobby of the year was seen on 22nd feeding over the scrape at pit 74. I heard the singing Grasshopper Warbler at Pit 200 at dusk, also on 22nd. On 21st I had views of no less than 5 Wheatears at Blakehill, with this one female being especially confiding for the camera. No Whinchats yet though! A par of Swallows have returned to the neighbur’s stables, and Cuckoos are singing in CWP, so it is officially spring.......