One patch of grass had lots of cobwebs, strange they were only in the one spot though?
Lots of posing from the Swans
I caught this Redshank on the main lagoon
First ducklings of the year
There was plenty of colour with the Gorse.....
and loads of Daisies too
We saw a few butterflies - Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock
There were Warblers everywhere, including a showy Grasshopper Warbler..........which we missed but my husband did hear. We did see/hear Whitethroat, Reed and Sedge Warbler, Cetti's, Blackcap and Chiffchaff too.
Whitethroat
Reed Bunting
We also saw Linnet in the gorse bushes, a couple of Common Tern on Astley lake. A couple of Mediterranean Gulls were on the main lake, which we saw thanks to some nice chaps with scopes! We heard Bittern booming a few times as we walked around and finally saw a Kestrel as we were on our way back to the car park.
A cuppa and a chat with the lovely folks at the visitor centre and we were off home.
Moorhen
It doesn't matter that you don't post right away, Pam, it's just great that you get around to it, and share with all of us some of the wonderful places you visit. I had always thought that Mediterranean Gull was rather rare in Britain, but I seem to see posts about them quite frequently, so they are are perhaps more regular than I knew. It is an uncommonly handsome gull.
ReplyDeleteThanks David. They aren't common but do seem to be turning up more often at the inland reserves, it is a beauty especially when they are in full summer plumage. There is a little car park in Scarborough on the coast where they are pretty much guaranteed all year round.
DeleteLove the ducklings, all the warblers, and the daisy flowers awesome photo!! Nice of those folks to let you view via their scopes.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sondra, I love daisies, they bring back such nice childhood memories! It was, the people around the reserve are all quite nice :)
DeleteGreat sightings Pam and don't worry about posting late - I seem to do it a lot too! :) I love the daisy flower photo :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Caroline :) there's not enough time in a day sometimes!
DeleteI'm still trying to catch up with posts too. It looks like you had a good visit with lots of sightings, it's nice when people in the visitor centres are friendly and welcoming too:)
ReplyDeleteIt is, it really makes a difference to a visit :)
DeleteLovely collection of photos again :)
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