Sunshine today brought out a peacock butterfly...

A brood of chicks ...

and a brood of cootlets...

The Mandarin ducks have popped in again ....

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

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

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

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...

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