Should anyone be interested, I sent off detail re the colour ringed Black Tailed Godwit showing at Greylake last week, details back are, the bird was ringed in the Netherlands as a nestling on 11/06/2013 at Goutum, Wirdumervaart, Hounsdyk, was seen again 4/7/2013 at Suwald, again in the Netherlands & then at Greylake, last week on 8th April
Osprey through heading west mobbed by corvids and a herring gull at 1145. Also a partridge ( grey I think - it took me by surprise and soon vanished) flushed from the viewing screen.
Three hours at Greylake this morning produced male Green-winged Teal; male & female Garganey; a Water Rail that ran across the path to the hides; one Little Ringed Plover; one Ruff and a male Yellow Wagtail. Also good numbers of Reed & Sedge Warblers have now arrived and are singing well.
That would fit with the Meare Heath bird. I don't know when it arrived but I'm fairly sure it wasn't there at 0630 and it was definitely there by 0840.
Green-Winged Teal showed well but distantly early afternoon from hide. Also 2M Garganey, c.3 yellow wagtail, 1 white wagtail, 2 redshank, 1 marsh harrier.
Visited about 6pm,and after a good hr,i found the GW teal,over to the left,it showed well,also 3 Garganey,a Peregrine,about 6 Yellow wags,1 cettis,1 sedge wblr.The Teal was I think initially hidden by the suns glare on the marsh.
Bittern was booming and seen in flight yesterday afternoon.
Cuckoo was calling and flew close enough for a photo over the pond with the 'floating' seat.
This bird (I assume it's the same one!) has been calling from different parts of the reserve for the last week, hope it finds a mate!
A few baby Lapwings walking about in front of the high hide, getting bigger every day, the parents have done a great job in driving away any passing predators!
Yellow Wagtail was seen in the distance on the bordering fence.
Female Marsh Harrier seen patrolling the reserve and surrounding fields regularly.
Bittern in flight,
Hunting Hobbies,
Cute Mute Swan family, the male of which didn't like my presence!
Posing Reed Warbler,
Many Yellow Wagtails (Distant!),
Cuckoo by the hides,
Marsh Harrier,
Buzzard,
Gadwall,
Loud Redshanks,
Curlew,
Lapwings chasing everything,
Snipe,
Baby Moorhens and Coots,
Screeching Water Rails,
Calling Cetti's Warblers!
Also, Marsh Harrier, Bitterns including a visit to the reeds to the left of hide entrance, Yellow Wagtails, Cygnets growing up quickly, Redshank & Lapwing chicks seen from the open hide and a Hobby. Also let's not forget to mention "Mr Grumpy Swan" who should be very proud of his family by now!!
I was also there but in the afternoon,as I was heading towards the hide my heard a loud plop only to discover that a leveret had fallen the water we watched him to the side and looking very soggy shook himself and hopped off.i was really surprised to see a hare swim.take care 5