Wintering Black-headed Gull disappeared from the Manor Terrace car park at the same time that car park charges were introduced as consumption of fast food by humans at this site largely stopped. Numbers in the View Point car park have rapidly declined in recent years for reasons not understood although this individual has been with us for at least 11 winters.
Heavy rain to mid-morning & another belt of rain mid-day is getting tedious. 2 Snipe were flushed from the reserve first thing indicating some migration is still going on. 4 Mipit on the reserve + a Rock Pipit on the riverbank may be contemplating attempting to overwinter here.
