Just by chance I met up with Dave R. at Marston and after listening to a few Cetti’s and Water Rail we both went into the hide. Not a lot going on apart from a few Curlews flying around:

And the single Coal Tit that was reported by Trevor:

But just after Dave left me in the hide I heard a shout and rushing down to the track found him pointing excitedly to the sky over the leek field:

First SEO we’ve seen at Marston this winter but unfortunately it only appeared to be passing through.

David