Willow catkins are providing food for the emergent bees and bumble bees. Evidence of spring (despite the relatively low temperatures) has been further evidenced by singing blackcaps, a common sandpiper at the Whooper Pond and at least four white wagtails, feeding up in the Lochar Field en route for Iceland/Scandinavia
Photo credit: Alex Hillier
Around the reserve:
Mute Swans 6 (2 pairs nesting)
Canada Geese 6
Barnacle Geese 1500
Pink-footed Geese 100+
Shelduck 35
Mallard 24
Wigeon 6
Teal 12
Gadwall 5
Shoveler 12
Tufted Duck 5
Kestrel 1
Grey Heron 1
Moorhen 5
Oystercatcher 4
Lapwing 12+
Golden Plover 400
Black-tailed Godwit 2
Redshank 10
Black-headed Gull 18
Rookery 62 nests