It has been a wild, blustery and wet week here on the reserve and to be honest I think that we now have enough water to last us a while! The vegetation has rocketed up and keeping track on young waders has become a little tricky but at the moment it looks like we have once again had a great breeding season for both Redshank and Lapwing.
A few days ago I posted that unusually we did not have any Mute Swans attempting to nest this year and then yesterday as if by magic a brood of six appeared on the MDZ pool with their parents! I suspect thatthey must have nested at the east end of the pool in the reeds where we would never have noticed them lurking.
One of several Canada Goose crèches at the moment - Lawrence Rogers
A pair of Little Ringed Plovers are still around and are usually to be found in front of the Butts hide which is still the best place to go and scan for the Marsh Harriers.
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer