Yesterdays early morning walk started well with the first of 4 Whitethroats(86) on the patch that had come in over night.

One of the newly arrived Whitethroats

Down at the lake a Grey Wagtail was in the ditch opposite the pumping station and a Mistle Thrush was in the sheep field.

At the lake a Reed Warbler was singing from the southern end and three Cuckoos were present ( 2 males and a female) and I was delighted to find a Nightingale(87) singing on the Shirrenden side.

A pair of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers were in the alders behind Lake Cottage.

A single Mandarin drake was present.

                                                                     Mandarin drake

This afternoon the Nightingale had moved behind Lake Cottage where I also saw two Marsh Tits.

Yesterday I managed to photograph a pair of Orange Tips.