Sunny Days....

The really nice weather has brought out an array of wonderful songsters and the Meadows has literally been buzzing with activity. There are now at least 10 Whitethroats scattered throughout the North Section with the birds along the boardwalk, certainly the easiest to see with two great performers near the main scrape. There is a Garden Warbler singing near the main car park but is typically difficult to dig out. Blackcaps seem to be everywhere, especially on the North Section and along the Great Central between the sites. A couple of Lesser Whitethroat have been singing, as usual from inside cover but the bird south of Kings Lock close to the ring road is the easiest to see. Two Sedge Warblers have so far taken up territory but are currently spending a lot of time singing from within the brambles, hopefully the next few days will see them getting a little bolder. Still no Yellow Wagtails, could be the first year in a long time of a no sign in Spring.
Sat and watched one of the smaller ponds and had an astonishing 10 male Smooth Newts visible at the same time in the late afternoon, very nice!