Many Warblers can still be heard around the reserve including Garden Warblers which were seen and heard many times on Friday. Reed and Sedge warblers are very much about with their distinctive songs. Friday was also a good day to see Yellowhammers, they are visible from the Visitor Centre and up along Red Shale road heading towards Bob Dickens hide. A little Grebe was also spotted from Red Shale road as you look down towards the pool below. Coal, Blue, Great, Long Tailed and Willow Tits were all seen regularly yesterday and a good place to see them is around the Visitor Centre and over Main Bay Tips along the River Bank Trail.
From Lin Dike hide both Teal and Garganey have been spotted this Friday. The hide is also a great place to see a lot of Swan, Coot, Moorhen and Canada Geese broods, which are all in full swing now here at Fairburn Ings.
Other sightings to report from the last two days are: Kingfishers from Kingfisher screen, Treecreepers along the boardwalks, Red Legged Partridge around the Visitors Centre, Buzzards flying over the reserve and of course we have Cuckoos here at the reserve which can usually be heard everyday and if you're lucky, even seen flying over your head.