Seen on the reserve today 10/4/13

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