Due to the nature of the lease with the landowners and limitation of numbers allowed on site, the pool area has always been members only although at this time of year reasonable views are possible from the perimeter fence.
Presumably the same 3 Whooper Swan recently seen on the adjacent Carrington moss dropped onto the pool at about 2.30 but only stayed for a few minutes before being driven off by the resident Mute Swan.
Phil , presumably you hadnt heard that Chris Roberts had traced the ringed Mute Swan when it first appeared a few weeks ago. It was ringed as a cygnet just outside Nantwich
A big increase, with 6 singing Willow Warblers, plus 4 Blackcaps and 2 Chiffchaffs. 10+ Stock Doves and a singing Goldcrest. On the water 5 Little Grebe, 2 pairs of Teal, a pair of Gadwall, 6 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 35+ Tufted Ducks and 250+ Black-headed Gulls. etc.
2 singing Chiffchaffs plus 1 other seen. 6 Siskin flying quickly, low over the reserve, heading North. 280+ Black-headed Gulls. 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers. 1 singing Goldcrest plus 1 female. 4 Little Grebes. etc.