Met up with Zach and Dave on the recent London run and visited the farmlands. Highlight was a female Cape (South African) Shelduck that has been around for a while, a Category E lifer for my Beddington List. Also had a first-winter Wheatear, Green and Common Sandpiper, still quite a few Swifts about, 3 Common Buzzards, Peregrine, Willow Warblers and a couple of Willow Emerald Damselfly along the path.
Seems like some progress has been made with the reserve development- the recycling buildings have been demolished and used as hard core for the public footpaths.
Seems like things are holding up with 141 species recorded this year so far HERE and photos HERE. The automated recording system we set up is working well and Zach is also resurrecting the written reports too so all going well. Still waiting for Valencia to submit their planning proposal ahead of any further campaigning.
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