Latest Sightings
Ron Barker – 36 Lapwing, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Teal, Shelduck with 4 ducklings, Gadwall, Mallard, Greylag. 2 Kingfisher early afternoon.
The Mere – Mallard with 3 ducklings, Mallard with 11 ducklings, 7 Tufted Duck with 3 ducklings, juvenile Little Grebe, 4 Shoveler, Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 3 Ruff (moulting out of breeding lumage)
Willow Warbler singing singing outside Janet Kear
Reedbed – 2 Great-crested Grebe adults + 2 nearly grown Great-crested Grebe chicks, 2 Little Grebe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Mute Swan, Greylag, Jay.
Woodend Marsh – 2 Grey Heron, 4 Pink-footed Goose, 19 Shelduck ducklings, 20+ Avocet + nearly fledged chicks, 30+ Lapwing, Snipe, 2 Ruff (moulting out of breeding plumage), 2 Ringed Plover 4 Common Tern.
Raptors; Hobby late afternoon, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3+ Buzzard, 2 Kestrel and Sparrowhawk
