Also, apologies for late post.

Willow Warbler singing, in low vegetation, between VP1 and VP2, on Monday (28Mar22).

About five Bramblings along same stretch, flitting among the higher branches.

Glossy Ibis, Black-tailed Godwit, and three male Garganey from VP1.  No Sand Martins inspecting the new nest structure there,... yet.

Apologies for the late posting.  Sunday afternoon 27th March Ham Wall.  1 Glossy Ibis; 2 drake Garganey 1VP: Total of 8 Brambling at 3 locations; 5 or 6 Sand Martins briefly over; and a gorgeous sunny srping day!

Doubt I’ll make a habit of this but a nice set of largely second hand reports:

This evening:  14 Sand Martin and 1 Swallow over Meare Heath.
Glossy Ibis came into Noah’s from Catcott direction while one was still on Ham Wall.
Also on Ham Wall, 25 Brambling, Barn Owl, 4 drake Garganey, male Hen Harrier, 40 C Egret.

Catcott had 2 LRP over and a smart Water Pipit today.
Otter from 2VP yesterday evening and this evening.
6 Blackwit 1VP yesterday.

Plenty of Blackcaps and Chiff Chaffs singing in Ham Wall this morning but the only other spring migrants seen were 2 drake Garganey from VP1. Also Glossy Ibis, Black tailed Godwits, Snipe,  GW Egrets, 2 Bitterns and Marsh Harriers.

Am a bit behind the times so apologies if some of this is old hat…  It’s a bit random too:

A friend saw an Osprey over Street on 18th.

Egy Geese: 2 in fields just north of Winrow Nurseries, Westhay this evening, one over Noah’s this am and 6 at Sharpham on 20th.

1 or 2 Red Kite over Ham Wall on 20th, and the drake Garganey from 1VP. This am, drake Garganey at each of Catcott, Meare Heath and Ham Wall (from railway bridge). Glossy Ibis still from 1VP this am and a dozen Brambling close by.

Goosander pair on Westhay NNR this evening and 120 C Egret 1km east of the reserve.

The Glossy Ibis still at Catcott in super habitat - wonder how long through the spring that will last. A few Greylag flew across the back with A Another, which proved to be the Tundra Bean Goose once I’d walked up to the bridge to check it out. Still lots of duck here.

Some Bramblings present again today and I saw a male Goldeneye and a pair of Goosander on London Drove.

On the 2nd Feb a very large flock of finches was recorded on Westhay Moor drove, at ST 4521 4334. They were flitting in between the alders/birches on the NNR and the stubble field to the south of the road, with at least a dozen brambling present, along with c. 30 reed bunting and very large numbers of chaffinch. This seems to be a regular place for this flock.

Two Glossy Ibis still there this morning, with a third bird on the opposite side of road, unfortunately it was flushed by a hunter and his dog, seen flying east and lost to veiw behind the large pile of peat, at 10.15.

Glossy Ibis seen between 15.15 and 15.45 still there when I left

Two Glossy Ibis now in west field seen just beyond the small container yard along Sharpham Lane just before the south drain, feeding in with a large flock of Greylag Geese, also 44 Cattle Egret scattered around, plus one Egyptian Goose

Lots of people taking pictures of catcott bird then, so definitely a different individual - maybe it’s from burtle road, as that was hanging out with cattle egrets

Hi, 13.45 till I left at 14.15

What time was glossy, as one was at catcott in afternoon…?

One Glossy Ibis in with 40+ Cattle Egret on Bradley Stream road, viewed on North side of road in field in front of the lake, looking from first gate before the woods (which are located to the South)