Nine members met on a lovely, sunny and warm morning. Unfortunately, the meeting had to be curtailed but before then we had a good selection of birds. At the first gate overlooking the marsh we had excellent close views of two Egyptian Geese and, of course, the ever-present Canada Geese some with goslings. Two White Tailed Eagles were perched in the dead tree with the nesting platform. Whilst we were watching one flew over the extensive reeds hotly pursued by Marsh Harriers and corvids. I had hoped to get nearer to the nest platform tree, but we never got that far. Buzzard also was around. We could hear several warblers: Reed, Cetti’s, Blackcap, Whitethroat and Chiffchaff. The ‘triangular’ field had a couple of Grey Herons, two Shelduck, a number of Shoveler and a few Gadwall, pair of Tufted Duck, Coot, Mallard and Lapwing. A few Cormorant were nesting in the trees along the river. A couple of Swallow flew by and we heard a number of passerines: Skylark, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Wren, Long Tailed Tit, Blue Tit and Great Tit as well as Jackdaw, Crow, Rook, Blackbird, Magpie, Dunnock and Woodpigeon. In all 35 species were noted. Jackie Hart