April 14th,1970,calm,clear and mild.

Brookland lake.Birds noted 4 Yellow Wagtail (first this spring) 5 Pied,2 White,2 Meadow Pipit,1 Water Pipit,1 Redshank,1 Green Sandpiper,1 Little Grebe,1 drake Goldeneye,9 Mute Swan,1 Ringed Plover and 9 L R Plover (the most I have seen together).

Abbey Mead lake. 5 G C Grebe,1 drake Goldeneye and 1 Common Sandpiper.

Johnsons lake. 17 Tufted Duck,1 Brit,1 Scan L B B Gull,10 imm Herring Gull and 20 Sand Martin.

Castle lake. Canada Goose (nest) G C Grebe (nest) 2 Treecreeper,2 Bullfinch,12 Lesser Redpoll,4 Chiffs,1 Goldcrest,1 Redwing and 1 drake Teal.