This week, thankfully, the sun is out along with a variety of very interesting birds. In the car park you are surrounded by the lovely song of willow warblers in an atempt to find a mate. On the flood there are wigeon , mallard, two pairs of shellduck, shoveler, gadwall, tufted ducks and a pair little grebes. Though the majority of the pink footed geese have headed further north we still have some pink footed and barnacle geese on the island and greylag geese with adorable goslings on the reserve. After a whole day of trying to see some gull eggs on St Serfs, we did not, though the gulls seem to be a lot more protective over their nest.
Our celebrity robins on our CCTV now have four giant chicks which are flapping and preening all day long. One of our nesting swans can also be seen, but unfortunately with no chicks yet.
Check the blog next week to see if our swans have laid eggs and if our robins have fledged!