A Few More Signs of Spring
Willow catkins are providing food for the emergent bees and bumble bees. Evidence of spring (despite the relatively low temperatures) has been further evidenced by singing blackcaps, a common sandpiper at the Whooper Pond and at least four white wagtails, feeding up in the Lochar Field en route for Iceland/Scandinavia
Photo credit: Alex Hillier
Around the reserve:
Mute Swans 6 (2 pairs nesting)
Canada Geese 6
Barnacle Geese 1500
Pink-footed Geese 100+
Shelduck 35
Mallard 24
Wigeon 6
Teal 12
Gadwall 5
Shoveler 12
Tufted Duck 5
Kestrel 1
Grey Heron 1
Moorhen 5
Oystercatcher 4
Lapwing 12+
Golden Plover 400
Black-tailed Godwit 2
Redshank 10
Black-headed Gull 18
Rookery 62 nests
