17 May
A smart male Ruff going into breeding plumage on the Conder river opposite layby

19 May
A Common Tern with metal ring on the raft at Conder Pool

21 May
Three Garden Warblers along cycletrack between Halton and Caton

Cycletrack between Freeman’s Wood and Stodday
My impression is that the number of Lesser Whitethroats is down so far this year – the weather has been cooler and wetter in SE Europe recently, could that be a reason?
However, numbers of Sedge Warblers are up, a slight increase in Willow Warblers and Common Whitethroats seem to be on a par with recent years.