Very busy day on the reserve today
before we had even left the visitor centre on the camera we saw the Kingfishers mating
Bumblebees, and lots of insects about
DRAPER HIDE
Teal, Shoveler, Gadwall, Black headed gull, Coot, Moorhen
Little Grebe, Buzzard, Cettis (H) Chiifchaff(H)
Pair of Stock Doves coming out of right hand owl box
Juvenile Lesser Black Backed gull
Juvenile Herring gull
Tufted Duck
PM - Redshank - pair of Oystercatchers- Snipe - Cormorant
Trails
Robin, Dunnock, Pheasant,Blue tit Great tit, Blackbird,Wren,Magpie, Goldcrest - Chaffinch
Tern hide
Heron, Gadwall large number - Shoveler (30Male) Cormorant
Moorhen,Coot Little Grebe, Canada Goose - Lesser Black backed gull
Ashby Hide
Snipe- Wren Coot
Female Pochard On reedbed off trail
Kingfisher Hide
Kingfisher Male - very active fishing- Female also seen by other visitors
Long tailed tits - Goldcrest - Blue tit - Crow
2 Buzzard - thought it was 3 but as they flew over one was a Red Kite - got some lovely views
Chiffchaffs heard all over the reserve as well as Cettis
As leaving in the car park Female Kestrel
speaking to other visitors also seen Mediterranean Gull ,Sand Martin, Blackcap