Avocet!
Wow what a morning. An Avocet from the ramsar hide this morning, only seen here once before back in 1989!
Loads of gulls this morning from the Ramsar and Sand Martin hides with around 460 Black headed, 100 Common gulls, 1 Lesser black backed and 2 Mediterranean gulls, 7 Lapwing, 4 Cormorants, 5 Canada geese, 5 Pochard, 19 Shelduck, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Grebe and 14 Snipe.
At the Lapwing hide 5 Lapwing were displaying and 2 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall and 5 Teal were busy dabbling.
Early flowering plants this morning were Red dead Nettle and Coltsfoot.
Common toads have been seen heading to the various water bodies in and outside the reserve.
