Beautiful day on the reserve today
before I'd got onto the reserve proper I could see the female Marsh Harrier over the meadow, she was getting a fair bit of attention from the crows
Draper Hide
Stock Doves seen going in owl nest box
Jay - Magpie
Little Ringed Plover - Lapwing
Teal - Pochard - Gadwall - Tufted Duck
Common Tern - Black Headed Gull
Canada Geese with young 3 families
Shoveler - Swift
Marsh Harrier
2 Little Grebe pairs having a territory dispute in front of the hide
Trails
Great Tit - Blue Tit
Cettis (H) - Chaffinch
Robin - Dunnock - Greenfinch
Tern Hide/Gadwall Hide
Kestrel - Cormorant -Pochard - Tufted Duck
Common Tern nesting on rafts
Black headed gull some now with chicks
Swan -Coot
Kingfisher Hide
Kingfisher pair seen mating and exchanging fish + going in and out of new nest hole
when I left at 4pm the young had still not fledged from the nest ,so maybe tomorrow
Young kestrel in bottom nest box
Warbler Hide
Hobby at least 3
Buzzard
Heron
Female Marsh Harrier
Red Kite
Reed Bunting - Reed Warbler - Sedge Warbler
Butterflies around included Peacock - Brimstone - Small White - Orange Tip
I was there today as well, saw pretty much the same thing. There was a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a pair of Blackcaps seen from the Kingfisher Hide during late morning and an Oystercatcher and a Pied Wagtail turned up at the Draper about 4-ish.
Broad-bodied and Hairy dragonflies were about but strangely I didn't see any damselflies.
The Marsh Harrier gave great views from the Warbler about 12.45 and again towards the end of the day.
I was there all day so we must have bumped into each other at some point!
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Yes we may have - there were a good number of us around enjoying the reserve in the sunshine