What has been about at Rye Meads? Well...
Visitor CentreWhite throat, goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinch,dunnock, robin, blackbird, bluetit, great tit, song thrush, white throat, pheasant, great spotted woodpecker, kestrel (more about the kestrels in a bit, I'm going to write a separate blog), cuckoo, crow, magpie, mallard, lapwing, swift, swallow and hobby.
Draper HideMallard, gadwall, pochard, tufted duck, shelduck, shoveler, little grebe, mute swan, coot, moorhen, little ringed plover, lapwing, dunlin (seen on 3/5/10), reed warbler , sedge warbler and reed bunting.
Ashby HideMallard, gadwall, pochard, tufted duck, shelduck, shoveler, little grebe, mute swan, Canada goose, sedge warbler and cettis warbler.
Lagoon (Tern and Gadwall) HidesMute swan, pochard, tufted duck, gadwall, shoveler, mallard, coot, moorhen, black headed gull, common gull, lesser black backed gull, cormorant, little grebe, common tern.
TrailsWhite throat, garden warbler, willow warbler, cettis warbler, sedge warbler, reed warbler, chiffchaff, blackcap, lesser white throat, swallow, swift, hobby, kestrel, bullfinch, and long tailed tit.
Lapwing HideWheatear (seen on 2/5/10), grasshopper warbler, hobby, redshank, lapwing, Canada goose, and grey heron.
Kingfisher Update:The kingfishers are still sitting on eggs. They have been seen doing their change overs - they both take turns at sitting on the eggs. We are not sure exactly when they started so we can't say for sure when the eggs should hatch, but I will let you know!