What a difference a few days make. The Water bird survey (WeBs) was not a wash out but a white out! The fog and the hoar frost meant that all the dedicated surveyors were only able to see birds close to the edges of the lakes. On Sailing Lake, the birds, such as the black… Read More

With the water levels are rising on the Heronries, it is surprising the egrets, mainly little but also one or 2 greats, seem to be staying at present. I haven’t seen snipe in the last few days, but green sandpipers can be seen along the edges of the islands. There has also been osprey that… Read More

The water levels are staying low on the Heronries and this is bringing in the egrets and some waders, such as green sandpipers. 16 egrets were counted on the Third Thursday Walk, including a great white. However, very few songbirds, except for a Robin! Are you seeing many small birds in your gardens? This time… Read More

The highlight of the last few weeks must be the Kingfishers. You don’t have to walk very far either into the reserve.  Lots of photographs have been taken by lots of people. With the probability of 2 families, there have been up to 6 birds seen at once. Soon they will disperse soon to pastures… Read More

Have you seen flying ants this year? I was sitting in the garden with family a couple of days ago and up they came. I expected to see the gulls come in for a feast, but no signs of them at all. Did you know that flying ants are called Alates? This is the nuptial… Read More