BIRD NEWS:342 & Black cap info

After my coffee, I began my usual clockwise circle of the reserve. I had now been a WWT member for one week short of a year, so long time readers may recognize this familiar family group of geese from last year as their new breeding season brings forth youngsters - again.

Here are the Bewick swans. As last year, a nest is being attended to. Hopefully, unlike 2016, 2017 may bring forth hatched eggs. Next, an information board.

There is something taking flight to the right hand side of the above photo - also seen below. I am assuming it is a lapwing. The bird kept swooping about a little too fast to get a decent shot on a regular camera, but just slow enough to get a few average photos.

The black headed gulls are busy at their nesting. Some have young already - while this one shown in flight was gathering nesting material then diving down and putting it into a nest.

Oh look - more baby geese! They were everywhere on today's trip. Mostly Greylag geese, but a few Nenes were also in 'hiss-mode'.

Finally, HERE is an article about the black cap - which we sometimes see in our yard during winter and heard at the wetlands reserve in June.