We have just completed an early morning survey on the reserve, and have had a few interesting sightings, on a lovely spring morning.
A turtle dove was feeding on seed around the Greenaways cattle pen. There were at least two cuckoo's heard one along the Greenaways bridleway and another further round between Big Otmoor and Ashgrave. In addition there were two seperate reports of females being seen one by Big Otmoor, and the other around the reedbed.
At last a CETTI'S WARBLER was heard in the double hedge from both the Greenaways field and flood field. This is an area of the reserve not accessable to the public but if one has been heard there is hope that they may reappear in more places. A quail was seen and heard, also in Greenaways, it may be possible to hear or view from the first screen.
A male garganey was right in front of the hide, and there is still lots of activety from redshank, lapwing, curlew and snipe across the reserve.
Happy birdwatching,
Gareth Luscombe
assistant warden
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