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