Last night 6.30 there was a very large flock of swallows feeding over the lodge. Also many house martins, sand martins and 2 swifts. Also one adult grebe with babies but couldnt see how many.
Today at 3pm there were 4 common terns, 2 pairs grebes all sat tight on their nests one with eggs you could see as she got off, 2 grasshopper warblers reeling, 1 sedge warbler and 1 willow warbler calling.
Had a look today at 9.30am , there are now 4 common terns (2 pair) and each pair has taken up "residence" on the floating nest platforms. The GC grebes were also building nests and one pair sitting but couldn't tell if there were eggs. Also a number of swallows , sand martins plus the usual Blackheaded gulls, Canada Geese etc.
Spoke to a guy who, while interested in the birds, was also a fisherman. He didn't half have a good whinge about Cormorants. Said he'd seen them catch fish up to a 1lb in weight. Must be a friend of Pete Lane
