Good afternoon. Some wonderful images have been taken on the reserve this week so I thought I would share them with you:
Bitterns:
The individual with the gammy leg in flight (which has been here for a while):
One showing well from Mere Hide:
A female trying to avoid a male's advances in front of Mere Hide!:
A very late whooper swan that was showing well from Mere Hide:
Four spotted chaser:
Variable damselfly:
Image credits: Dawn Balmer
The four cranes that have been hanging around near Joist Fen viewpoint recently:
Image credits: Dave Rogers
Thank you very much to Dawn and Dave for sharing these great images with us.
I will return with some more recent sightings towards the end of the week.
We hope to see you soon.