Gill and David volunteer on the Reserve in a number of guises - last Saturday they were showing visitors the wildlife from the Window and talking about Natural England including what we are doing on the Reserve. A summary of their day is shown below:
"A cold bright morning with strong breeze making it feel much
colder than 6C. The scrape in the field in front of WOWL was full and there
were 40 or more teal sitting on its edges with a few on the water; a couple of
wigeon and 30 to 40 lapwings moving between a roost with gulls to the right of
the scrape and the island on the scrape. A curlew not previously observed by
the water took off and about 60 brent geese circled but decided not to
land. Later three brent geese flew in
with two leaving quite quickly while one stayed to feed on the island in the
scrape (easy to for visitors to spot). A couple of redshank looked for food on
the left of the island. There was a large flock of starlings in the scrape
field and two mute swans in a field up towards the farm. So lots to show our
45-50 visitors who came from far flung places as usual: Penrith, Poulton,
Bridlington, London, Dundee, Saudi Arabia.
The binoculars were well used and the telescope viewings
were much appreciated by children and adults alike. We shared information about
Natural England and the work done on the Reserve as well as details about the
birds. As usual,the visitors also had
lots of information to share with us.
An enjoyable mornings
volunteering! Gill and David Sanders"
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