100 up

The 100th species has been found, but I'm not sure what it was. The list was at 99 when Steve and Paula Chanelle saw Common Tern and Reed Warbler at St Michaels Mead Lake. However I bumped into Colin Wills today at Abberton who had first seen the Black-Necked Grebe at SAL, and he mentioned that a couple of days later he'd seen Ruff and Redshank there so I think that pre-dates the Common Tern.

Whinchat and Garden Warbler today takes the list to 106. We are still missing Cuckoo, Swift, and Hobby from the list but we should get those next week, then fingers crossed Grasshopper Warbler and Spotted Flycatcher .

Black Necked Grebe at Stansted Airport Lagoons

There for its second day on the west-most of the three lagoons.

also 5 Sand Martin, a couple of singing Willow Warblers, and a Lapwing.

Wheatears - 19th April

A walk round the high ground west of Sawbridgeworth produced a total of 5 Wheatears; one in the big field at Shingle Hall Farm and 4 together in a paddock in the NE corner of Tharbies. Otherwise Grey Partridge, Red-legged Partridge, Red Kite, Common Buzzard, and a sprinkling of the usual resident birds.

three wheatears in this shot.