Titchwell
Another chilly, windy day! The water levels were high but we
still enjoyed the sight of a few remaining winter waders including Bar-tailed
Godwit among the Geese, Ducks and Gulls. We also watched Mediterranean and
Little Gull and enjoyed seeing many Avocet including one pair with three young.
Avocets on the saline pool
Wall Brown
Dragonfly pool
Water Vole
A mammal that we rarely see on our days out is the Water
Vole so the chance to get some shots of this animal was most welcome.
Titchwell beach
Sculthorpe Moor
A pleasant sheltered walk under mature trees allowed us the
chance to pin-point Marsh Tit in the canopy while listening to nest bound
chicks cheeping from many of the nestboxes. There was brief amusement at orange
life belts anchored to wooden benches - health and safety gone mad alongside
the mud lined ditches.
Reed Bunting, Chaffinch and Greenfinch at feeding station
We watched a range of species taking advantage of a
feeding table and enjoyed the comings and goings of a female Marsh Harrier, known
to have seen more than 30 chicks to fledging since the reserve was first
opened.
Marsh Harrier at nest site