A nice selection of waders on the North Brooks this morning.  From Hanger View we had lovely views of the black-winged stilt, two avocets, black-tailed godwit, redshank and little ringed plover.  It was rumoured that a common sandpiper was present too.

Photo by Emily Summers

Nightingales singing well at both Fattengates and Hanger, a mobile cuckoo and my first swifts of the year over the North Brooks.

Despite it being a lot cooler today, adders have once again been showing well. One of our females 'U17' has moved into the minibeast mansion on the zig zags and has attracted the attention of a couple of very smart males.

Photo by Nikki Allen