Only just managed to get a second visit to this site this month. My last visit was on April 2nd. The water levels have just about vanished from view. However the large number of mute swans feeding in the various ditches indicates that there is still enough food about.
Lapwings, curlews and skylarks in the field on the other side of the scrape. Swifts, sand martins, swallows and house martins hunting over the reserve, the first time this year I have seen all 4 together.
The mute swans nest looks as if there is only 1 egg in it at the moment.
A pair of Canada geese brought their 6 goslings onto the scrape
Mrs Mallard had 1 duckling
To the right of the hide, and only just in camera range, this bush was proving popular.
1st a whitethroat
then my first sedge warbler of the year
3rd visitor was a reed bunting
closely followed by a linnet
then a male blackbird.
a wren was a bit closer
A pleasant 3 hours and two year ticks.
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