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Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 16:30 to 18:00, Selected sightings between carpark and scrape viewpoint
2 Snipe (Both in flight, one calling) 2 Marsh Harrier (Male and distant female type) 4 Stonechat (2 pairs) 4 Cetti's Warbler Kestrel Buzzard Greenshank (Very vocal bird on scrape then flew south) [Matt Turner]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 14:30 to 16:15, Swallow Birding guided walk
Red-necked Phalarope (Juvenile (found by Graham Oakes earlier in the day)) Great White Egret Hobby Spotted Redshank 6 Greenshank Grey Plover 2 Ruff Marsh Harrier Sparrowhawk 3 Stonechat Buzzard [Steve Grimwade]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 10:00 to 14:30, Sun & clouds. Breezy.
Buzzard 2 Marsh Harrier (Adult male & juv.) Sparrowhawk 3 Kestrel (At least.) Hobby 7 Avocet (Saline.) 2 Ringed Plover (Middle benches.) 58 Lapwing Little Stint (In flight from further benches.) Snipe (In flight.) 2 Curlew 30 Black-tailed Godwit (At least. Saline & main lagoon.) 3 Redshank 6 Greenshank (Saline.) 4 Yellow Wagtail Stonechat [Andrew Cox]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 14:00 to 14:45, Sunny, windy
4 Little Stint Ruff 2 Greenshank [Jan Lewis]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 09:45 to 11:15, Becoming warm & sunny. Breezy.
2 Avocet 6 Black-tailed Godwit Little Stint Snipe Green Woodpecker 4 Kestrel (At least.) 7 Bearded Tit 4 Swallow 4 Cetti's Warbler (At least. Singing.) 2 Stonechat 50 Goldfinch (At least.) Reed Bunting [Andrew Cox]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 09:00 to 13:00, Sunny, warm, light wind,
3 Little Stint (Very small and very busy amongst the Wigeon ) [Tim Hayward]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 10:20 to 11:50, Cloudy, occasional sun.
Black-necked Grebe (WP.) Pintail Buzzard Marsh Harrier (Male, over tip.) Sparrowhawk 4 Kestrel Hobby (Adult.) Ringed Plover 54 Black-tailed Godwit Redstart (Flashed across the road as we drove away (between church & A13).) Bearded Tit (At least.) 50 Goldfinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 10:30 to 15:30, Coudy, breezy. Occasional sun, some rain.
4 Black-necked Grebe (Pair with two young.) 2 Grey Heron (Near Great Pound.) 4 Buzzard (Over the tip.) Sparrowhawk 2 Kestrel (At least.) Peregrine Falcon (Female, by the size.) 8 Avocet (Saline area.) Dunlin (Main lagoon.) 127 Black-tailed Godwit (Main lagoon) 4 Ruff (Main lagoon.) 6 Greenshank (Saline area.) Green Sandpiper (In flight over Great Pound.) Wheatear Whinchat Whitethroat 80 Goldfinch (Approx.) [Andrew Cox]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 16:30 to 20:00,
2 Raven (Together behind barn) 2 Marsh Harrier (Male and female) Buzzard (Distantly perched, very pale) 14 Kestrel Peregrine Falcon (Huge female) Green Sandpiper 3 Greenshank [Philip Chalk]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 09:30 to 11:00, Cloudy, some sun. Warm, breezy.
Marsh Harrier (Adult male, main lagoon.) 10 Black-tailed Godwit (Main lagoon.) 2 Green Sandpiper Yellow Wagtail 10 Swallow (At least.) 6 Sand Martin (At least.) Bearded Tit 50 Goldfinch (At least. Car park area, some juvs.) [Andrew Cox]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 09:45 to 11:30, Cloudy, breezy. Cool, becoming warmer.
37 Tufted Duck (At least: two females with broods of ducklings, one of 15, one of at least 20. Suspect cases of egg- dumping..) 22 Black-tailed Godwit (Dropped down onto main lagoon. Most SP.) 2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults. One sitting.) 60 Black-headed Gull (At least 60 young.) 6 Common Tern (At least. Much coming & going.) 3 Yellow Wagtail (Juvs.) 2 Bearded Tit 5 Reed Bunting (At least. All males.) 1 Corn Bunting (Singing male.) [Andrew Cox]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB) 09:00 to 14:00, Selected highlights
7 Cetti's Warbler 1 Hobby 1 Greenshank 3 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Buzzard 4 Bearded Tit 6 Yellow Wagtail 2 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Mediterranean Gull 1 Corn Bunting [Steve Grimwade]