Cuckoo again
A Cuckoo again this morning from the Ron Barker Hide. The bird was seen carrying an egg in it's mouth which it apparently swallowed. Pretty much a sure sign that it had just laid one of it's eggs in a host's nest.
The pair of Common Tern out on Woodend Marsh still have their two chicks which may fledge in about 7 days time.
The first Kingfisher sighting for about a month from the Harrier Hide this afternoon.
Waders present across the reserve included 100+ Lapwing, 20+ Black-tailed Godwit, 6+ Avocet, 6+ Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Ruff, Dunlin and Little Ringed Plover.
Marsh Harrier hunting around the reserve. A second summer plumage Med Gull on the Mere in the morning.
