At last, some fine weather! 13 members, including two recent recruits, met for a walk round Watercress Farm, a rewilding project near Wraxall. The Blind Yeo now snakes round part of a formerly arable field creating pools and a damper habitat. We were thrilled to find a singing and displaying Sedge Warbler, the first appearance of one since the project started. Canada Geese (and goslings), Mallard, Little Egret and Grey Wagtail also benefit from the developing wetland environment. In the distance we could see several Brown Hares and Roe Deer. A Yellowhammer was singing on the wires behind us. Swallows and House Martins swooped over the pools catching invisible (to us) insects. In Poplar Wood we saw nest sites of Kingfisher (this one now disused), Great Tit (in a natural tree hole) and Green Woodpecker. Whitethroats are found across the site with good numbers on the old rail sidings. We first heard the rarer Lesser Whitethroat; two males singing at each other. Common Whitethroats were less vocal than in recent weeks but we heard and saw several in the scrub. Our final destination was the new wildflower meadow at the south end of the site which is the principal area monitored for Skylark. The visit took a bit longer than planned because people kept stopping to look at things! A reflection of the increasing biodiversity of this fascinating site. Birds: 32 species, two mammals plus Grass Snake and Slowworm. (Thanks to Alastair for leading) Alastair Fraser