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Three new birds for the year with: 2 Red Kite, Hobby, 6 Swift, and also i had a Whimbrel going upriver plus 9 Oystercatcher, and Common Sandpiper, 9 Common Buzzard together.
1st May 2 Ringed Plover, Wheatear f.

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Not a bad mornings birding with: Bar-tailed Godwit (Patch Tick), 2 Whimbrel, Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover, 24 Med Gulls, Buzzard.

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Migration was good today with Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail, Willow Warbler, & four adult med gulls.And on the way out two wheatear. Plus the usual curlews and oystercatchers.
The 19th a new bird that come into the patch today was a Greenshank.And also the med gull count increased to six
21st: Greenshank, And the Little Ringed Plover have increased to five.

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Not much happened today but i did find three avocet and also a movement of swallows over the patch today.