Well at Mersehead it has been sunny and all the birds have been singing. As you walk around the reserve it is full of bird song, you can hear the sedge warbler in the reeds, the chiffchaff and whitethroat in the woods and the swallows darting around catching flies. During the day the birds rule the reserve but at night there are other creatures that lurk around which include the Natterjack which have been croaking away and the deer barking in the mist. With all the mammals and birds around the site you would forget to look on the flowers to see what insects around. There have been small copper, orange tip and peacock butterflies.
With all the sunshine it has help the young bird fledged and outside the visitor centre we have seen young tree sparrow, yellowhammer, greenfinch, house sparrow,dunnock and mallard..
Below are the recent sightings from Mersehead
Meida Hide- little grebe, mute swan, canada goose, great spotted woodpecker, mallard, hen harrier, shoveler, willow warbler, gadwall, kingfisher, heron and moorhen
Bruaich Hide- long tailed tit, spotted flycatcher, wigeon, sedge warbler, heron, reed bunting, jackdaw and whitethroat
Visitor Centre- tree sparrow, chaffinch, goldfinch, greenfinch, yellowhammer, lapwing, blackbird, swallow, magpie, dunnock, house sparrow, wren and redpoll
Trails- skylark, tree pipit, ringed plover, linnet, sedge warbler, cuckoo, barn owl, oystercatcher, meadow pipit, chiffchaff and reed bunting
Other animals- otter, stoat, hare, small copper butterfly, orange-tip butterfly, peacock butterfly and fox