It's not my human family though, just my wildlife one. One of our Mother Coots has had her babies. Here is a piccy.
Have decided to call this little ginger one at the front "Ginger Ed" after Eddie Wilson. Mind this little one is much cuter than Eddie - ha ha!
We also have another coot nesting on another floating nest box (well done Davey for managing to get them all floating again).
Our moor hens are also nesting. No sign of life yet but will keep you posted.
Our moor hens are also nesting. No sign of life yet but will keep you posted.
No sign of life yet from our Canada Geese. Here she is still sitting quite happily.
Our resident Oystercatchers are back and have nested in the same spot as they do every year. No signs of babies yet but they shouldn't be long. This picture is taken on our site next to where I work. They come back every and have been very successful. There were four babies last year and they all survived.
We have another pair flying around too but I think that they must be nesting at the Wetlands somewhere. Will keep a lookout for them.
Also Dan and Anthony are back today and the boardwalk is coming along nicely. Hopefully the work should be finished in a few weeks.
Also Dan and Anthony are back today and the boardwalk is coming along nicely. Hopefully the work should be finished in a few weeks.
They also tell me that they moved a pallet today and about 15 smooth newts swam away. This is great news as we weren't sure we had any this year. They have also found some frog spawn. Steve will be pleased!
Steve's helpers have been back in and completed putting the guards on the new hedgerow too. Some are starting to sprout leaves so must be growing.
Look out for an article on the hedgerow planting and boardwalk in the next quarter of the Wildlife Trust's Roebuck Magazine!
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