I arrived at 145 pm, and managed to find a parking spot in the shade. Current regulations restrict the number of visitors, hence the car park was less busy than usual. There was no queue get in, so I didn't need to make use of the 2m apart painted blue spots on the ramp to the entrance door. There was a one way system through the building and the exit was to be the side entrance used by members coming early. There were also restrictions as to numbers in the hides which varied from 2 - 13 depending on the size of the hide. Windows were kept open which allowed a nice breeze to come through and kept the temperature down. There was, however, no limit to how long you could spend in each hide, but I think people were expected to use their own common sense if people were waiting outside. However that didn't apply today; probably many people had come in the morning and already left.
There were still various broods of young birds around, including moorhens, shelducks, and mallards and good numbers of avocets seen from the Discovery Hide with chicks of different ages. I was pleased to see the visiting female ruddy shelduck resting at the edge of one of the scrapes and I also saw at least half a dozen green sandpipers and several little ringed plovers.
At the Kingfisher hide the male kingfisher made a visit to its nesting hole in the bank, but sadly didn't stay long enough for a photo, a pity as the windows which are normally barred have just been opened.
On the dragonfly ponds I recorded an emperor, four spotted chaser and broad bodied chaser as well as common blue and blue tailed damselflies.
ruddy shelduck
green sandpiper
avocet juvenile
oyster catcher
four spotted chaser
emperor dragonfly
redshank
shelduck family
emperor dragonfly
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