Sightings
An adult and juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker were showing from the Janet Kear hide today also a Treecreeper nearby and good numbers of juvenile Tree Sparrows around the reserve.
Both Little and Great Crested Grebe have young on view from the Harrier Hide at the moment.
Good numbers of Black-tailed Godwits around at the moment with at least 700 estimated today, also 2 Dunlin from Ron Barker Hide before they were flushed by a Peregrine. Still 4 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Ringed Plover on Woodend Marsh.
Lots of young Shelduck chicks have emerged over the last couple of days including a crèche of 31 with 2 adults on the Mere.
Yellow Wagtail, Cuckoo and Corn Buntings just off site along Curlew Lane today