Wednesday 20 April 2016

Sunshine today brought out a peacock butterfly...



A brood of chicks ...



and a brood of cootlets...


Wednesday 13 April 2016

The Mandarin ducks have popped in again ....


and Sedge Warblers have returned to the reed beds...


Tuesday 12 April 2016

A Willow Warbler singing in the willow by the main pool today...



and a pair of Tufted Ducks on the main pool...


Monday 4 April 2016

A bit of sunshine brought out a few butterflies such as this Tortoiseshell on the hawthorn blossom...



and a busy bee on the willow...



there is some important nesting to be done...



or frog catching in the shallows, if you are a Heron...


and we were visited by this pair of Oyster Catchers, who sang to us, reminding us of the seaside...


Sunday 3 April 2016

A pair of Mandarin ducks on the main pool today...