It’s been an especially good start to the week weather wise and the insects and birds have wasted no time in taking full advantage of the sunshine and lack or precipitation. The warblers are still showing off although it appears the Grasshopper...

This May we have seen and taken photos of a wonderful selection of wildlife on the reserve. Based upon todays sightings, here is a selection of my photos. Lets start with those water voles , throughout this last week they have been entertaining visitors...

Once again the week has flown by. Our aerial masters the swifts are still performing to a high standard, providing Blacktoft with the excitement and flare their presence guarantees; their displays are only enhanced by their enthusiastic comrades, swallow...

Certainly summer is struggling again and so are the poor old breeding birds . Only a week and a half ago things were looking fine with all the insects emerging ready to feed the hungry mouths that were all set to hatch from their safe little closeted...

This weekend has seen plenty of close action from those aerial masters, the swifts . These amazing birds can be seen at close views whizzing about over the reeds at Blacktoft right now - one almost visited us in marshland hide earlier today! That is how...