Birds moved through pretty quickly today and by mid-morning 31 Wheatears had been seen; by mid-afternoon only a couple were to seen. Additions to this mornings first flush were three Golden Plover, Little Ringed Plover, the not so elusive Garganey, Willow Warbler and three Reed Warblers. The Brown Rats now have several young and it was presumably one of these that met its end with Mr Kestrel yesterday. Lot of Marsh Frogs but little croaking and several Water Voles seen around the trails. A Caspian Gull was seen on the Target Pools and two Yellow Wagtails dropped in.
This is officially the worst picture I have ever taken of a Caspian Gull but even in this you can see most of the salient features!
14-4-12
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer