A trial run to Portchester and on to TH for some 'birding lite'. Three juvenile Sparrowhawks were still noisy but more active over the Meadow Hide boardwalk. Also three juvenile Kestrels hunting, but pretty unsuccessfully. In the distance, a calling, flyby Green Sandpiper, a Raven and a Hobby which powered off westwards.

Later, on south scrape, 150 Canada Geese, 25 godwits, five each of Dunlin and Snipe plus a single Wood Sandpiper. Passerines represented by just two Sand Martins, a calling Cetti's and the odd Phyllosc.

Still all three Volucella spp on the east side Hemp Agrimony with the above zonaria closest.

At the dipping pond a Water Vole was munching away but too dark and concealed for a photo.