Carlton Marsh

The dike breached this morning allowing thousands of gallons of water to enter the scrape. Our breding pair of Mute Swans worked frantically to raise the level of the nest and so far so good. The Canada Goose goslings hatched today just before the nest was enveloped, but Water Rail and little Grebe nests will have been washed out. 2 Swifts north this morning were new for us.