The organisers of the Kingfisher Lottery Club are always keen to invest funds into projects that improve the overall experience of both human and wildlife visitors to the nature reserve. So they jumped at the idea of installing a Kingfisher Bank to improve the Kingfisher population. So what is A Kingfisher Bank? It is a… Read More
Common terns are back from Africa
At around mid April, we had a keen eye on the migration reports from Portland Bird Observatory and other southern locations as they confirmed that Common Terns were beginning to arrive in the UK, back with us after a long journey from their winter quarters in south and west Africa. At Paxton Pits we were getting… Read More
Common terns thriving at Paxton Pits
A recent survey of the common terns which nest on the specially-installed rafts on the Heronry North Lake has revealed a bumper brood. Twenty-one chicks were counted this year, across four rafts anchored near Kingfisher Hide, and this is only a minimum as some may have been hiding in the tunnels as it was a… Read More