April 24th (Stodmarsh)

Cloudy to start,brighter later SW.

I went to Stodmarsh today with Bob Bland,Trevor Maynard and Big Jeff.We saw 61 species of bird,the best being- - BLACK KITE 1,Red Kite 2,Marsh Harrier 6,Common Buzzard 3,Hobby 1,Sparrowhawk 1,Kestral 1,Garganey 1 (from ramp),Cuckoo 1,Bittern 1 (booming),G W Egret 1 Nightingale 1 (car park) Garden Warbler 2 and Swift 6.

From bottom Garganey,Hobby,Red Kite,Black Kite,Marsh Harrier and top Black Kite.