We managed to fit in the last birding group trip of June which was to Marbury Park followed by a planning session for the next term (and lunch) at the Spinner and Bergamot pub. We started out, as usual, by going down to the screen that overlooks the lake and reed bed. We could see a cloud of Sand Martins flying over the water and a few Swallows were also hawking around. The usual large numbers of Coots were on the water but fewer Great Crested Grebes were there than one might have expected. A Reed Warbler was singing fromt he reed bed. After a while, I decided to have a look behind us at the bushed where I could hear Blackcaps singing but also something else.
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