On my once a week site security checks I have noticed that our breeding Lapwings have been settling down nicely and it looks like it could be another bumper year.
There was lots of chasing of Crows and Marsh Harriers going on and even the ducks were getting grief if they dabbled too close!
Giving a Crow some grief
The lack of visitors is also allowing the birds to behave differently and on several occasions I have seen Lapwings actually foraging on the path edges in front of me around the Butts Hide, Toilet block and Southern Trail.
The edges are still muddy and I found lots of little foot prints and I suspect that access to this area to collect food is normally only an early morning, late evening practice as by nine in the morning there is usually someone out ‘disturbing’ the trails.
It is a time of change for the wildlife as well as us.