This was the first common lizard to be seen at the park this spring, lounging on a pile of logs near the car park on Friday 26th. The pile of logs was a favourite spot for the basking lizards last summer and it would be nice to see them continue to use the area this summer. Also enjoying the spring sunshine on the same log pile was a peacock butterfly but it didn't hang around for long. Two new adders were discovered basking at the east side of the main part of the park, as were the regular two near the car park.
A marsh harrier flew past the car park in the middle of the day and there was the unusual sight of the pair of kestrels gliding together along the cliff-top. A green sandpiper was seen flying off the flooded field in the early evening by Ian Black and the chiffchaff was still singing by the pond.
A couple of groups of 40 brent geese in each group, were seen flying high out of the river Colne and out to sea, the usual way that the brent geese start their long migration over the North Sea towards Siberia. There was still the big flock of about 500 birds around the north side of East Mersea.
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