on the reserve 10/7/13

Another beautiful day, the reserve is lovely to walk around with so much to see

Draper Hide

Gadwall - Pochard - Tufted Duck

Little Grebe

seven Green Sandpipers present again in the afternoon

Common Tern - Black Headed Gull

Female Teal - Stock Dove

Trails

Lots of Butterflies around today including small white - tortoishell - meadow brown - ringlet

Cettis (H) - Blue tit - Great tit

Flocks of young Long tailed tit and Blue tit seen at Kingfisher hide and in the area around the boardwalk showing really well

Lagoon Hides

Swan - Pochard with very small  young, but diving well

Tufted duck with young

Cormorant - Common Tern,+ chicks - Black Headed Gull

Lesser Black Backed Gull

Kingfisher Hide

Kingfishers still very active visiting nest with fish every 10 to 20 minutes, also seen checking out another nest hole to the left where the first nest was!!

Kestrel chicks looking a little less hot and bothered today - still looking out of box at their surroundings - no adult seen  returning with food  while we were there 

Blue tit - Great tit - BlackCap - Long tailed tit - Bullfinch

Reed Warbler  -   Great Spotted Woodpecker 

Dragonflies in good numbers as well