Spectacular is a difficult word to live up to but our Greylake event certainly managed to live up to its billing. Firstly the weather was warm, sunny with a light breeze, not unusual for mid May I hear you say, but this is May 2012, wet, cold and windy...

Photo: Lynne Newton Come and enjoy the spectacle of Spring at Greylake this Saturday, 12 May from 2pm to 5pm. Have a wriggle through the new willow snake, peer through the woven viewing screen and pop into the hide and see all our new information panels...

In recent days Spring has really started and Greylake has been very busy. On Friday a full hide was treated to fantastic close views of a bittern flying low from one ditch to another. The first sightings of swallow and Sand martin of the spring, together...

Some very special birds were spotted at Greylake from the hide yesterday.... some of which I had never heard of! A Little Ringed Plover and Long-Billed Dowitcher were seen snoozing amongst the Lapwings, as you can imagine this caused quite a stir and...

Hope everyone out on the reserve today is enjoying the glorious sunshine! For anyone out stomping on the new reedbed loop keep your eyes and ears peeled for singing Skylarks rising and falling in the sun. For any families don't forget to look out...