Fluffy chicks

Nine fluffy Mallard chicks have hatched and are now on the lake with their parents, here's a picture I took this morning of the family.

Plenty of Chiffchaffs in the Dell now and at least one Blackcap singing this morning. I hadn't seen the Kingfisher for a while now and was a bit dissapointed in not seeing it, when, it flashed past me, over the bridge and off up the beck !

There is a work party in the Dell at the moment, preparing the pathways ready for the boardwalks to be installed. The Wildlife Trust are building and upgrading a lot of the paths along the beck and up to the lake which will make it a lot more easier to walk.