Spring has sprung and we have built a lovely new nest on the pool and I am very happy in it!

and here are a couple of Greylag geese visitors who have 'blown' in .....

not sure how long they are staying but they don't bother me....

Sunshine and showers....

emerging buds.....

a male Reed Bunting...

a Starling...

and a Grey Wagtail rummaging under the leaves on the carpark...

Mmmm... bullrushes like candy floss.... attracting the wren.....

and the diggers on their 3rd week now, using the dug out soil to raise the path round the main pool...

The return of the frogs!...
Frogs are returning to the area on the wetland where they laid their eggs last year...
some to find a mate with a lovely voice (you can hear them calling)
but some have already made their choice and paired up ....

and some have even laid their eggs....

The swans are waiting for the rains to raise the water level and trying to decide where might be a good place to build their nest this year ...

The diggers are still hard at work on the North Meadow...

and the Buzzard circles above, looking for opportunities....

The beginning of March and there is lots of activity down here on the pool.

The Heron is fishing in the shallows...

While three snipe are puddling around in the muddy margins...

The view from the boardwalk looks different after lots of hard work from the volunteers cutting back some of the reeds...

but there are still lots of quiet corners to hide in....

Diggers are hard at work in the North Meadow, making lovely places for us birds to enjoy...

And this pied wagtail is getting stuck in already!