Hesketh is busier than it's neighbouring Marshside at the moment. Yesterday afternoon a female Marsh Harrier was mobbed by a Peregrine, a Sparrowhawk was seen with prey and there was a juvenile Peregrine around as well as a Common Buzzard and several Kestrels.
Two Greenshank and six Avocets were on the main pool and minimum of 16 Little Egrets on the reserve as a whole. A Corn Bunting, 2 Grey Partridges and 110 Canada Geese were on the way out to the River Douglas. Aside from birds there were plenty of butterflies-Common Blues, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers and Peacock Butterfly were seen as well as 2 Brown Hares.
Today at lunchtime 45 Little Egrets, 6 Grey Herons, 2 Ravens, 1 female Wheatear, 2 Greenshanks, 11 adult and 8 juvenile Avocets, a Buzzard, 3 Kestrels and a female Marsh Harrier were counted.