NDC

 

Jobs for this morning included visiting various shops to use vouchers before their expiry date.

Just after noon when I arrived at NDC. No other visitors present. The vegetation is growing and water levels are dropping and notably a lot fewer birds than on my last visit. Still plenty of wigeon but only a handful of pintails. A few lapwing, 1 redshank and 13 curlews.

A marsh harrier and a buzzard had a skirmish near the church, before the harrier flew onto the reserve.

A carrion crow was having a bathe.

A cormorant was fishing in the scrape.

Chiffchaffs were singing from several bushes. A pleasant afternoon.