Hello All
Despite the change in the weather today from such a beautiful spring day yesterday there is still plenty happening on site.
The kingfishers are continuing to be very active around the nest bank and are still favouring the left hand hole on the middle row and the female is often perched on the elder at the left hand end of the bank. The Kestrels look to be settling on the top nest box on the pylon at the kingfisher hide despite its dilapidated state and there being 2 other options (one just below there prefered choice and the other on the pylon in the car park, which they have used to roost in over the winter) in better condition. On the meadow good numbers of shoveler and teal were joined by 3 wigeon and 2 little egrets. Two oystercatchers appeared on Draper for most of the morning before moving to the gadwall hide where they joined shelduck, snipe and lapwing. Gold crest and chiff chaff were seen by many just outside the visitor centre near the boardwalk.
During the close up walk last night the volunteers spotted a group of 10 yellow hammers congregating on a hawthorn bush before dropping in to the reedbed near the ashby hide to roost. Also seen were a fox, redwing and group of field fare.
We hope to see you soon
Thanks
Vicky