... and still they keep coming! Baby birds are issuing forth from every available spot at the moment with a definite splurge of Reed Warblers amongst them! All the parents are singing again so ding ding... seconds out! Round Two!
Just how cute are these baby Reed Warblers? (Les Harrison)
Two slightly older Reed Warblettes perched on one of our metal dragonflies (Sue Harvey)
There are plenty of stripy Little Grebelets in the ditches at the moment (Sue Harvey)
Meanwhile Sand Martins are zooming all over the marsh and now have their first youngsters in tow. They do not breed here but do so locally in an old pit. You can still see the yellow gape marks on these juveniles. (Sue Harvey)
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer
Especially as Mum & Dad will be off starting another family soon! H;o)
Bless, how grumpy do the baby reed warblers look?! Sounds like a great time to be a Rainham Marshes for baby birds.
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