Lovely day on the reserve, at last a bit of sunshine
Draper Hide AM
Coot - Moorhen - Swan Black Headed Gull
Gadwall - Tufted Duck - Pochard - Magpie
Cettis (H) - Swift - Cormorant
Stock Dove - Little Grebe - Common Tern
Pair of Little Ringed Plover
At Least three families of Canada Geese with young
TRAILS
Robin - Dunnock - Cettis(H)
Great tit - Blue tit - Long Tailed tit
Spotted Woodpecker - Blackcap - Wren
Kingfisher on trail near the Warbler hide
Also spend a good half and hour watching one of the nest boxes on the trail with two Great Tits busy feeding young with a variety of insects and caterpillars, very industrious
Tern/Gadwall hides
Gadwall- Lesser Black Backed Gull
Shoveler - Comorant
Black headed Gulls nesting on the rafts
3 Pairs of Common Terns on new raft looking settled - some others on old rafts and displaying in front of hide -feeding pass seen several times
Kingfisher Hide
Kingfisher both seen + reports of a third bird
Warbler Hide
Reed Bunting - Reed Warbler - Sedge Warbler
Heron
3 Hobbies Hunting low over reeds + perching on posts
Swallows - Swifts
Female Marsh Harrier
Draper Hide PM - there was a hide watch here in the afternoon in addition to what was listed Am
Shelduck - Blackcap - Greenfinch
Kestrel - Peregrine- Hobby
Female Marsh Harrier was also seen from here flying over the back of the reeds
Male Teal
Watch still had an hour to go when I left so I would say some more got added to the list
Lots of butterflies around including Brimstone - Small White - Peacock - Comma
Orange tip