Round at Bess’s Hide there’s a view onto a lake with a floating nesting island. The Black Headed Gulls are very active and one was taking a bath…

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While walking further around the lakes at Lackford we spotted an Orange Tip butterfly visiting the little flowers in a grassy patch.

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Following the deers path a little we came across a little patch that seemed very popular with several woodland birds. This Nuthatch popped in a couple of times.

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In a little clearing in the trees at Lackford I was staying still and quiet, listening to the calls of a Green Woodpecker.

The bushes started gently rustling nearby and this female Muntjac appeared. It wasn’t overly sure after seeing me but carried on its way.

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A Blue Tit caught a snack in the leaves, at SWT Lackford Lakes

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A Goldcrest hopping about in a tree at SWT Lackford Lakes.

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Over at Lackford Lakes we heard the unmistakable call of a Water Rail. After a bit of a wait it briefly showed a glimpse of itself at the edge of the reeds.

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