Grangemoor Park: Lesser Whitethroat singing well.

Ely River Trail between Penarth Road and Leckwith Road : Reed Warblers singing at two sites; Cettis Warbler as usual.

Two Lesser Whitethroats singing 400 metres apart in Grangemoor Park. Reed Warbler singing; Cetti’s Warbler singing.

Ely Trail: Cetti’s singing at two sites. Reed Warbler singing.

Grangemoor Park: Lesser Whitethroat singing, Common Whitethroat singing, Cetti’s singing.    Ely River Trail : Reed Warbler singing.

First Reed Warbler in usual location; two Cetti’s singing.

Two singing, Sanatorium Park.

Two singing, Sanatorium Park.

One singing well, Leckwith Road early this morning. Another at the entrance to Grangemoor Park fifteen minutes later.

Total of ten singing Blackcaps on a 1.5 mile stretch of the Ely Trail plus six singing Chiffchaffs.

total 5 Blackcaps singing along River Ely between Sanatorium Park and Penarth Road. Chiffchaffs well established now.

Yesterday a total of three singing Cetti’s between Leckwith and Grangemoor Park.

Today, two singing Blackcaps and a sprinkling of singing Chiffchaffs.

Yesterday a total of three Cetti’s Warblers singing between Leckwith and Grangemoor Park.

Today, two singing Blackcaps and a sprinkling of Chiffchaffs singing.

First singing Blackcap, Sanatorium Park this morning plus two singing Chiffchaffs following singles for the last two days.

Singing Chiffchaff at Sanatorium Park. Single Redwing.

Nice to see a Heron on the small pond just outside the Concourse yesterday attracting people to take photos on their phones!

GRANGEMOOR PARK today–Kingfisher.

River Ely, Leckwith– pair Goosanders again.

Pair of Stonechat in same vicinity where they successfully bred in 2018.

Three drake and two redhead Goosander this morning.

near Sanatorium Park, three Goosander ( two drakes, one redhead).

One, Sanatorium Park this morning.

Following a small movement ssw of 1,100  on 22nd and 4,000 on 27th there was a large movement ssw over Canton and Leckwith this morning: c 62,000 birds passed over with the greatest numbers between 7.30am and 7.45 am when 20,700 were counted. Birds still passing over when counting ended at 9am.

Canton, one singing in scrub along railway line.
Reed Warblers at two sites along Ely Trail.
Cettis regularly at Grangemoor Park.