A short visit to the lake to see what was happening with some of the breeding birds. It was nice to see a Redshank on the sand spit, asleepinitially and then preening. Also present was a Little Ringed Plover, hopefully breeding in the area. Young Coots, Greylag and Egyptian Goose were obvious and a Great Crested Grebe was sat on a nest on one of the small islands. Most importantly the Common Terns are doing well with young birds being fed on most of the five rafts. Hopefully they will manage to fledge successfully.
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Redshank asleep on the sand spit.
The bird did not move at all for some time until it was disturbed.
Note the Pochard in the background. A scarce bird here in summer. |
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| The bird eventually started preening, before going back to sleep.. |
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| A charming party of Coots by the islands on the west bank. |
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