Saturday, 1 April 2017

Two Swallows don't make a summer or do they, Saturday 1st April 2017

A really spring like feel to this morning, and as if to make the point a good sprinkling of summer migrants passing through the reserve.

A flock of c90 Sand Martins,(Sanma) settled on the beach before moving on west, with a Swallow, (Swall) and a few Pied Wagtails in the mix.


Sand Martin

A flock of 64 Sanderling and 10 Ringed Plover chasing the tide may have been passing through.



Another three Swallows in off the estuary and across the marsh with c20 Common Shelduck making the most of the high water, with lots of courtship going on amongst the pairs, I just wish they would stay and breed on the reserve, maybe this year!


Swallow  (not todays photo)
Common Shelduck + a Mallard

A few birds along the track to the information shelter included a fresh in Willow Warbler (Wilwa).


Willow Warbler

With season dog restrictions in place across the reserve, there may be hope for ground nesting birds to be successful this season.
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