Bank Holiday Monday
Today was our Wetland Safari event with lots of activities going on showcasing the amazing wetlands. These activities included:
Moth trapping
Cattle truck tours
Pond dipping
Owl pellet dissections
Breeding bird walk
Beginners birdwatching
Arts and crafts
Highlights of the day include:
Black tailed godwits
Lapwings + chicks
Moorhens + chicks
Little ringed plovers + chicks
Avocets + chicks
Shovelers + ducklings
Mallards + ducklings
House martins nest building
Swallows incubating eggs in some of the hides
Swifts screaming over head
Moth trapping
Eyed hawk-moth
Large elephant hawk-moth
Poplar hawk-moth
White ermine
Buff ermine
Angle shades
Burnished brass
White point
Pebble prominent
Specktacled moth
Pond dipping
Damselfly larvae
Stickleback fry (small fish)
Mayfly larvae
Ramshorn snail
Pond snail
Whirlygig beetles
Pond skaters
Water boatmen
Bloodworm
Caddisfly larvae
Leaches
