Wednesday 13th April 2016

Spring... its arrived.....

Today I was at one of our other nature reserves today, Morfa Berwig, a reclaimed brown field site which itself was once coastal marshland.

Five horses are on site as part of a conservation grazing regime.

Two of the five grazers

With a warm day, we touched 18'c and the wildlife enjoyed it with 35 species of birds recorded as well as Small tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma, Speckled Wood and Orange Tip butterflies.

The best of the birds included at least 10 Blackcaps, mostly males, Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff, at least five singing Cettis Warbler a few Sedge Warblers and two Reed Warblers. Five Gadwall suggests possible breeding.

Female and Male Gadwall

Flowers are still few and far between, but Primroses put on a show with Barren Strawberry and Coltsfoot, as well as Dandelions but with over 200 micro species I'll just call them Dandelions.

Primrose

Despite Mink track , the Water Voles seem to be quite active, with tracks and feeding signs in a few places.