First Visit to a New Reserve

Cress Marsh on the outskirts of Stallingborough is one of three local mitigation sites established to mitigate against wild land that has been used for industry.  It is wet meadow land with excavated scrapes with shingle banks.  I had had a permit to visit the site for about three months but not had the opportunity so this was a first exploratory visit.  I parked up and wandered curiously along the well made-up path to the hide in the centre of the reserve.  And what an excellent hide. With 360 degree viewing it enables views of most of the site.  It was only when I opened the north facing window that I realised how cold the strong northerly wind was. The two highlights of the session were green sandpiper and a trio of stock doves.  There were also good views of a roe deer buck with two does.

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Green Sandpiper

Roe Deer