The Volunteers turned out again at the beginning of the month and did a sterling job in clearing the fishing swims around the Finger Lakes.
On the birding front we have had a couple of broods of Gadwalls on the Finger Lakes. The main lake Mute Swans have 3 cygnets and the Oystercatchers on the island had at least 3 young.
On 100 Acre the Common Terns on the island have chicks, we saw 3 this morning. The terns are very aggressive now seeing off all comers and even coming across the water to "shout" at us!
There were at least 4 Little Ringed Plovers on 100 Acre and we had both a Kestrel and Red Kite over there too.
A juvenile Sedge Warbler was seen in the reed bed under the sewage works bridge and a family of Mute Swans were at the mouth of the New Cut with six cygnets. Are these the ones from the lake on Riverside?
Next Sunday (28th June) we have a guided bird walk. This starts at 8am, meeting outside the visitor centre.
