Over the past couple of weeks Lizzie (warden) and Bex (reserves ecology) have been spending their evenings in search of the reserves natterjack toads. These rare toads don't start spawning until April and like it when it is warm and wet, something we have been lacking recently. However on one night 7 adults were seen and on other occasions there have been some 1 year old toads crawling about.
Last night Ben Andrews one of RSPBs photographers joined Lizzie and Bex and took this wonderful photo. https://www.flickr.com/photos/52702463@N05/34579436021/in/dateposted/
Hopefully with this rain they will start spawning.
In other news a single spotted flycatcher has been seen around the hide area. The hobby spent this morning calling from a tree, near to where they nested last year. A number of dragonflies and damselflies are starting to appear around the ponds and plenty of butterflies especially small coppers.