In a little more detail now about what is happening at Lackford during early May.
Warblers singing / calling
- garden warbler
- reed warbler
- chiffchaff
- Blackcap
- whitethroat
- lesser whitethroat
Other birds singing
- wren
- robin
- blackbird
- song thrust
- nightingale - up to 6 on the reserve - mornings are best for these.
Other spring birds
- swallows
- house martins
- swifts - pair on the camera in the centre so we expect the first egg in the next week or so.
- Hobby - best on the eastern lakes
Water birds
- little grebe
- Great crested grebe
- shelduck
- oystercatcher
- little ringed plover
- lapwing
- Common tern
- tufted duck
- teal
- common sandpiper
Butterflies
- Orange tip
- peacock
- speckled wood
- holly blue
- green-veined white
- small white
- small copper
- Brimstone
Dragonflies / Damselfly
- Large red damselfly
Update on Sunday 28th May
This past week has been largely settled and warm. Meaning that many of our dragonflies and damselflies are now beginning to be seen on the wing. Damselfly - clouds of common blue damselfly have now joined the large red damselflies around the reserve. Dragonflies - many now about like four spot chaser, hairy dragonfly and broad-bodied chaser.
A few more butterflies like common blue, brown argus and small heath are now on the wing as well - try the red trail over Sayer's Breck for these.
Bird wise - many are now feeding young around the reserve so they will be busy collecting food. Our blue tits have fledged (the ones on the camera) and our swifts are now on eggs (also on camera). Ruddy shelduck has been around again on the slough. Bird of prey wise - red kite, buzzard, hobby and marsh harrier have been around. Otherwise - see list above.