4th May 2018: Reed Warbler

John: Had a lovely, mild walk about first thing this morning and there was seemingly a mini arrival of warblers, with 8 different species in song! Best of these was a first Reed Warbler of the year, singing from the hedge along the canal, just west of the wood. A Sedge Warbler was also singing there, as well as another singing occasionally along the river just south of the wood.

There appeared to be more Whitethroat with at least 5 males about. Garden and Willow Warbler were heard together with Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff & Blackcap too, completing the eight. That's 10 species of warbler now for the year at Grimsbury, following on from the Wood & Grasshoppers in the last couple of weeks.

Away from the warblers, it was a very quiet day overall, with a handful of Sand Martin through and a few lingering Swifts & House Martins.