Out on the reserve today
Main observatory
Little ringed plover - 3
Common tern - 2
Avocet - 3
Lapwing
Redshank
Shoveler
Shelduck
House martins
Swallows
Sedge warbler singing
Nelson-Lyle hide
Two pairs of mute swan with cygnets
Mallard and ducklings
Shoveler
Shelduck
Coot and chick
Little egret
Lyle hide
Avocets and chicks
Shoveler
Tufted duck
Grey heronSedge warbler
Reed warbler
Along the path to friends hide we have a pair of mute swans nesting in the vegetation.
Friends hide
Avocets and chicks
Shelduck and ducklings
Gadwall
Shoveler
Along the footpaths look out for:
Peacock butterflies
Orange-tip butterflies
Small tortoiseshell butterflies
Blue-tailed damselflies
Common blue damselflies
Silver-Y moths (day-flying)
Lady Fen
Shelduck and ducklings
Avocet and chicks
Lapwing and chicks
Redshank and chicks
Moorhen and chicks
Coot and chicks
Little ringed plover
House martins
Swallows