A boardwalk through this area takes you through the variety of habitats. Mire - Dry wood - Wet mire with pools.

A pair of Goosander were basking in the glow of the evening sunshine.





Estonia hay meadow management.

Surprising few birds as I believe this is designed to increase biodiversity.









White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia )







Common Crane ( Grus grus )











Hornbeam ( Carpinus betulus )



Thrush Nigthingale singing










Hazel Grouse nibbling the new shoots on the Silver Birch.

Great Grey Owl

White Backed Woodpecker











Wood Warbler singing.







Marsh Marigold ( Caltha palustris )





Buttercup Anemone ( Anemone ranunculoides )

















Green Hairstreak ( Callophrys rubi )




An Icterine Warbler singing from high in these trees.







Pied Flycatcher & Spotted Flycatcher also present.
















White Wagtail ( Motacilla alba )


on the road
to
Tartu



White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia )








Common Crane ( Grus grus )

Tag CloudLandscape, FieldRecording, WhiteWagtail, WhiteStork, GreenHairstreak, MarshMarigold, ButtercupAnemone

Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis



Large Bitter Cress - Cardamine amara



Crane Fly - Tipula oleracea















Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris



Marsh Valerian - Valeriana dioica





Moss capsules ?



Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia





Black bog rush - Schoenus nigerians





Holly - Ilex aquifolium



New growth on the gorse.- Ulex europeus





Field Horsetail - Equisetum arvense









Guelder Rose - Viburnum opulus







Wood Sage - Teucrium scorodonia



Common Butterwort - Pinguicula vulgaris




Tawny Mining Bee - Andrena fulva
Delightful orange furred bee.

Tag CloudViburnum, Rowan, Bee, CraneFly, CuckooFlower, Gorse, LargeBitterCress, MarshMarigold, Moss, BlackBogRush, MarshValerian, WoodSage, FieldHorsetail