Whoopers still coming through.

Thinking the recent move of Whooper Swans had just about dried up, more appeared today with 4 on Mixenden Res'r this afternoon (DJB and MM). Then another message with 26 on Ringstone Res'r late afternoon (TW).

I tried this afternoon and met with Mick, at Cromwell Bottom ski-lake and lagoon both of us in the hope of some hirundines. No sign of Saturdays Sand Martins and no Swallows as yet - though it is still very early ! Ski-lake getting harder to view with the emergence of leaves on the hawthorns but I did manage 6 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander and Little Grebes were on the lagoon with several Coot and Moorhens. 

Chiffchaff singing every 50 m or so from each other.

Dipper on the river.

At least the mornings rain had dried up by then but not a lot else other than 2 L B B Gulls, 2 ad Herring Gulls and 4 Black-headed Gulls.