Before we had even left the visitor center we saw on the camera the Kingfishers mating
Bumblebees and lots of insects about
DRAPER HIDE
Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler, Coot, Moorhen, Little Grebe,
Juvenile Lesser Black Backed gull
Juvenile Herring gull
Black headed gull, Cettis (H), Chiffchaff(H), Buzzard, Lapwing,
pair of stock doves coming out of right had owl box
PM - snipe, pair of Oystercatchers, Redshank, Cormorant ,Tufted Duck
Trails
Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Magpie, Blackbird, Goldcrest, Great tit, Blue tit, Pheasant, Chaffinch
Ashby Hide
Coot, Moorhen, Snipe, Wren
Female Pochard in reedbed off trail
Tern Hide
Gadwall in large numbers - Shoveler (30male) Coot, Moorhen, Little Grebe Canada Goose, Heron, Cormorant
Kingfisher Hide
Kingfisher - Male seen very busy fishing - female seen by other visitors
Long tailed tit,Goldcrest
2 Buzzard thought it was 3 but as they flew over one was a lovely Red Kite
As leaving in the car park Female Kestrel hunting from the fence posts
Other visitors I spoke to also reported seeing Blackcap, Mediterranean Gull, Sand Martin