From what I hear it was a fairly nice day on the reserve with birds and insects to distract people on the trails. The first Common Terns of the year were seen on the Thames with five patrolling our stretch while two Red Kites passed through along with our other usual raptors.
The Kingfishers are looking settled and I reckon that they may well be incubating now so I reckon that they may hatch sometime the week after Easter so watch this space...
The female (Jim Willett)
Lawrence Rogers took some lovely insect shots today inclulding ...
this Alderfly
and a new species of mining bee for the reserve....
Andrena nitida....
Wonder what tomorrow will hold....?
6-4-14
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer