recently

Before i begin, when we came back from our holidays on thursdays last week, we came home to find 2 dead greenfinches. one looked like it had been got by a cat and the other was just a rotten mess. however since then 2 more greenfinches have died recently. we rang up the RSPB this morning and they said that this was an illness they recognised. its a parasite that sticks to the back off the throat and stops the bird from swallowing therfore it regurgetates the food and leaves it so some other bird eats it and spreads the parasite. the RSPB has told us to take down all our feeders and clean them out-is anybody else having any trouble with dieing birds in this way.

on a brighter note, went to soil hill yesterday and i can now say that the green sand has gone. only 1 skylark and a flock of feral pigeons (2 off which crashed into the pilons this morning, one died on the way to the vet-spouting blood out off its mouth. the other was still alive but with a broken wing, the vet said it was probably going to be put down).

ringstone yesterday evening at the hide was a sand-piper that was flushed by the entrance. i assumed it was acommon sand because i didnt get a good enough view, is it likely to be otherwise. an assortment off gulls were there inc. a greater black back and juv. my dad said that he thought he saw the Y L Gull as when it flew off it turned towards him he saw its feet but when he saw seans photo he said that it was a bit too dark and the feet not yellow enough. as i saw it out of the corner off my eye it looked too pale to be a L B B Gull. thoughts please.
otherwise:
heron
moorhen-no chick
mallard
GCGrebe