Reed buntings and little ringed plovers

On 21 April 2014, again to the “Baillon’s crake reserve”. There were many birds which we did not see there two days ago; like this male reed bunting.

Near the entrance, a strange goose. Looking like a bar-headed goose, but with only one bar, not two, on its head. A hybrid between a bar-headed goose and another goose species?

Many grey lag geese with goslings.

A male common pochard swimming.

A male tufted duck.

Two adult coots with three chicks.

Above the southern lake, two common terns flying. My first common terns of this spring; probably returned recently from Africa; maybe even South Africa.

Near the northern end of the southern lake, two moorhens mating, with the female’s head under water for some seconds.

Then, a male reed bunting singing in a small tree. While the female perched on a reed stem not far away. Sometimes, they changed position.

A bit further, coots quarreled about nesting sites.

On the northern lake, northern shovelers and teal swimming.

A barn swallow flying.

A few black-tailed godwits are left, now that their spring migration is almost over.

A redshank flies, and lands.

A gadwall duck couple.

Two little ringed plovers in mating season mood on a muddy islet.

Stay tuned, as there will be more about this nature reserve on 21 April!

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