Today was overcast with a brisk wind blowing - however, it was much milder than of late. We had been hearing ‘whooping’ from the Reserve wetlands all night and throughout the morning. A walk down the Lonning mid-afternoon revealed, in total, some 70 Whooper Swans on the Meadow Pools and wetlands. There were a small number of juveniles amongst the flock which was accompanied by good numbers of Teal, Wigeon, Pintails, Shoveler and Mallard. The Whoopers were peacefully preening and feeding on the vegetation in the pools which they sometimes need to upend for, to access.
On this occasion, their attention was latterly drawn to a small group flying over from the wetlands into the Pools which they had been able to hear in the distance.