With a new colony of Sand Martins just a short distance from the reserve, we have been blessed with almost continuous flocks of Sand Martins throughout the season. Now that the second brood have just feldged they can be seen perched on wires around the marsh waiting for their parents to bring in some tasty morsels.
On these two shots you can still see the yellow gape edges and pale tipped upperparts characteristic of juveniles. Not long now before they all start heading south towards Africa.
Both shots by Russ Sherriff