See the young crane on Safari.
Landrover Safaris (Yesterday)
The two hour safaris leave at 11.00 and 14.00 today. Yesterday we had good views of the young Crane and its parents in company with a Roe Deer. Dragonflies were good in the sunshine. Emperors, Brown Hawkers, Common and Ruddy Darter along with hundreds of Damselflies were all seen well. Bird highlights included great views of a Marsh Harrier, young Shelducks, distant Curlews, a good mix of Ducks in the reed beds and Great Crested Grebe. There were Grass Snakes under the tin on both trips.
Car Park; A good early morning venue, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat and a Reed Warbler recorded this morning.
Rushy; Two Cranes were in here this morning, Green Sandpipers numbered 8 which were disturbed by a Sparrowhawk.
Martin Smith; Great Views of Kingfisher and a juvenile Garganey. One of the Cranes was very close.
Robbie Garnett; A further 8 Green Sandpipers here along with 10 Teal and another Crane.
Holden Tower; Rather quiet, 90 Barnacles and a single Whitethroat in the hedge.
Zeiss Hide
A Buzzard flushed 91 Teal and 3 Green Sandpipers from the back of the field. There were 90 roosting Black Tailed Godwit and a single Greenshank and a flock of 50 Lapwing with a single adult Dunlin among them.
South Lake Hide
110 Black Tailed Godwit may have been the same flock as recorded at the Zeiss Hide. There were 27 Redshank and 4 Ruff of various sizes among them. A very persistent young Great Crested Grebe is good value as it pursues its parents for food.
