Hello,
How are you today?
So I wanted to share some of the highlights form the last couple of days...
HMS Defender sailed past the reserve on Tuesday....
Picture by David Morrison
The sun shine has brought out a variety of little creatures... The cordite store is one of my favorite places for looking for minibeasts...
Here's a variety of creatures seen and snapped recently by Lawrence Rogers: A bee in the wildlife garden
Green shield bugs
A very nice looking shield bug - I'm not sure which one so I'm keeping vague!
Hoverfly
Rosemary beetle, in the rosemary in the wildlife garden/ at the front of the shop
Wolf spider by Barry Jones
Blue tailed damselfly by Jo Collins
If you like your insects and would like to find out more you can come along to our Insect Afternoon on Saturday 9 May to get up close and personal with these fab creatures! Or if you are more interested in photographing these fabulous creatures did you know we have a free drop in photography coaching day on Sunday 24 May.
And as for the birds.... well!
There's been a Pectoral Sandpiper on the Target Pools yesterday and today!
We've also had great views of Whinchat, Wheatear, Garganey (at the Target Pools), Marsh Harrier, Hobby, and Kingfisher...
Picture by Joanne Gates
Go back and look at the previous blogs if you haven't already - we've had some exciting Kingfisher news today!
Another of our birdy highlights are Bearded Tits! They've 'ping'ing and showing nicely from the Dragonfly Pools and the Northern Boardwalk...
Check out these AWESOME shots by Mark Vale:
Female bearded tit...
Male bearded tit
Stunning aren't they!