A bit warmer

North to NE light wind, mainly overcast with a hazy sun occasionally visible through the clouds.

First a Canada Goose moult migration record that almost fell through the net.

Canada Geese 5 north from Heysham Head 28th March, which makes this the first record for this year's migration - Thanks to David Kaye

Middleton Nature Reserve 

The Bee Orchids are out here too, joining the Spotted and Purple. This shot by Janet.

Bee Orchid 

I had a walk around this afternoon, it was warmer, I thought there might be a few insects around. And so it proved......just a few insects! (MD)

Mute Swan 2 adult 8 cygnet 

Coot 8 adult plus at least 3 chicks

Moorhen 3

Gadwall 1 male on Tim Butler pond

Mallard 4 male plus this female on the main pond with 9 young chicks - she's giving them a good work out!

Little grebe just one adult seen and another heard.

The warblers were more vocal today, but I didn't hear a Lesser Whitethroat or Grasshopper warbler.

Cetti's warbler 2 (central and western marshes)

Common Whitethroat 3

Willow Warbler several

Chiffchaff 3

Blackcap 2

Sedge Warbler 3

Reed Warbler 1

This clip is a Reed Warbler, unfortunately not singing, you can see it has been ringed.

Reed Bunting 4 singing males

House Martin 1 and Swift 2 feeding over the main pond.

Butterflies:

Small Heath 8

Green-veined White 6 (4 confirmed, 2 presumed)

Speckled Wood 3

Orange Tip 1 male

Moths

Burnet Companion 

Cinnabar 

Cinnabar moth

Dragonflies:

Four-spotted Chaser 1

Broad-bodied Chaser 1 male

Male Broad-bodied Chaser

This is a Tree Bumblebee. They have colonised from the continent, the first record in the UK was only 2001. Now, they are everywhere!

Tree Bumblebee