Back to Blacktoft

 

March 6th was my last visit to Blacktoft, so it was good to be back. Excellent weather for a bank holiday and lots of visitors cane to the reserve.

A mixture of birds, some summer visitors and others winter visitors.

This male pintail was feeding on Marshland lagoon, while avocets were a little further away, and a bittern was booming. A snipe was feeding in the reeds just below the hide.

From Reedling hide I could see a mute swan on a nest.

The male swan was busy patrolling the water near the nest and chased away any birds that got too close.

It tolerated this canada goose on a nest on an island close by.

Chiffchaffs were calling while a male blackcap was visible but silent. Overhead small groups of sand martins and swallows were feeding on the clouds of insects.