Out on the reserve today
Spotted redshank - 1
Greenshank - 2
Dunlin - 12
Avocet - 49
Ruff - 38
Black-tailed godwit - 200
Common sandpiper - 1
Golden plover - 1
Garganey - 1
One very late fieldfare!
Water voles are getting more active of the pond between the car park and the visitor centre with brilliant views this morning!
Lots of activity on the reserve today and plenty to see.
Visitor centre:
Song thrush - 1 singing in the car park
Warblers singing in the reeds on the ponds around the visitor centre
Chaffinch male singing daily from the footbridge
Pied wagtail collecting nesting material from the footbridge daily
Lady Fen:
Skylark singing
Lapwing diasplaying
Redshank and shelduck calling
Yellow wagtail following the cattle herd
Main observatory:
Common tern
Avocets squabbling
Redshank and oystercatcher calling
Mallard, teal and shoveler
House martin - 5
Swallow - 2
