Out on the reserve today
A huge flock of over 1000 lapwing and golden plover have been using the pools of water on Lady Fen and the ploughed field next to it this morning. This bodes well for bird of prey activity. Over 400 swans have started to use these pools to roost on at night and can be seen returning at dusk each day and flying out in the mornings from dawn until 9am (this can be viewed from the road as well as the visitor centre when it opens at 10am each day). Hare walks have started on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays and offer great opportunities to get close to these fantastic mammals.
Water levels remain high on the reserve with only the main observatory currently open. Whooper and mute swans, pochard, tufted duck and mallard can be viewed extremely close to the hide and wigeon, shoveler and cormorants can be viewed further out into the reserve. The flight in of swans after the 3.30pm feed is the best time to see these migratory birds, up to 1,000 swans can be seen roosting from the main hide making the evening swan feeds even more exciting.
