I haven't been over to Farmoor Reservoir for a while so as the wind had dropped a bit and changed to a more westerly direction after the cold blast we've just had, I drove over there on Thursday afternoon.
The wind was blowing but it wasn't unpleasant in the light cloud/hazy sunshine. Along the causeway there were some wagtails, mainly pied but with a few subspecies 'white' wagtails among them. This one had a pale grey back and distinct contrast between the black on its head and its grey back which defines it as 'white' compared to the black back of the pied wagtail.
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Down at the hides it was peaceful, I could hear sedge and reed warblers singing but they kept out of sight. A pair of gadwall were in the water in front of the Pinkhill hide, together with a mallard and a couple of ducklings - my first of the year. At the Shrike hide, a heron was fishing amongst the reeds on the opposite bank and a female blackcap flitted about the branches in the tree to the left of the hide .
I also saw my first lone swallow of the season fly over the reservoir. The sun wasn't particular strong or warm and I saw no butterflies on my visit.
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