Hi everyone,
How are you?
So I'll start with a kingfisher update as thats what everyone wants to know about! The kingfishers are currently 'doing their thing'... The pair are currently courting, we've had lovely views of the male bringing fish for the female (the kingfisher equivalent of flowers and choccys). So, keep your eyes pealed! I'll keep you updated!
The barn owls are still about, keep an eye on the events section of the Rye Meads website for the next Barn Owl Watch plans - www.rspb.org.uk/ryemeads
There are a lot of ducks around at the moment. Keep an eye out for teal, shoveler, shelduck, gadwall, mallard, pochard, and tufted duck. You never know what will be about at this time of year, so keep an eye out, we might get something a little different appear as well!
The watervole has been showing nicely all over the site, which is really good! It's not just about the birds, there are loads of stuff! It's not just the watervole - there has been some good sightings of butterflies flitting around the reserve.
We are still keeping a record of the waders that we see onsite, so do keep an eye out and let us know!Recently we had had great views of green sandpiper, snipe, little ringed plover, and lapwing.
Simon Stebbings got these lovely shots of little ringed plover the other day: