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Wildlife Sightings - 31/12/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Shelduck - 8 Teal - 46 Grey Heron - 5 (1 juvenile) Water Rail - 1 (Paddy Fleming hide) Snipe - 2 Lapwing - 37 Black-headed Gull - 15 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Teal - 56 Redshank - 2 H
31 December 2018
Fieldfare around the entrance area
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 16 Redwing - 4 on south route, 12 flew over West 9 Fieldfare - entrance lake 1 Peregrine - perched on Charing C
31 December 2018
Goldeneye on the reservoir lagoon
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Pintail - main lake 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh December bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Bittern, Great White Egret, Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Jack Snip
31 December 2018
Peregrine battles
Three Peregrine Falcons were again battling it out over the reserve and grounds this morning. Our winter resident pair have had to chase off this individual or other intruders a number of times this winter. They are highly vocal and acrobatic when these b
30 December 2018
Today's Highlights
Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada geese White fronted geese Egyptian geese x 2 Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Ringed teal Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen White stork Great white egret Little egret Curlew Black-t
30 December 2018
Reserve Update Sunday 30th December
Exciting afternoon yesterday with reports of a small Canada Goose mixed in with the Barnacle Goose flock down at Avenue Tower. There has been a Todd's Canada Goose over on the Cumbrian coast so it could presumably be the same bird. A period of wild go
30 December 2018
Raptors
Still excellent at the moment for birds of prey with a juvenile Peregrine showing very well on and off all day, still at least 1 female Merlin, 3+ Marsh Harrier also several Common Buzzard including a pale bird and the usual Kestrel and Sparrowhawk sigh
29 December 2018
Today's Highlights
Water rail Tree sparrow Goldfinch Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Shoveler Shelduck Pochard Wigeon Coot Moorhen Greylag geese Canada geese Barnacle goose Black-tailed godwit Mallard Pintail Tufted duck Cormorant Goldeneye Ruff Lapwing Marsh harrier R
29 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 29/12/18
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Water rail 1 Teal 53 Grey heron 4 Shelduck 15 Curlew 40 Northern shoveler 3 Greylag 35 Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Curlew 43 Teal 48 Grey heron 2 Redshank 1 Shelduck 2 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spott
29 December 2018
Lots of Shovelers
South Lake An impressive 184 Shoveler here this morning and a good selection of waders with Black Tailed Godwit 52, Ruff 17, Dunlin 45 the single oystercatcher and a handfull of Snipe. Most impressive though was around 700 very noisy and flighty Lapwings
29 December 2018
Reserve Update Saturday 29th December
Wader numbers have been good around the site the previous couple of days with Oystercatcher and Redshank currently on the Folly Pond, no doubt to be joined by some Black-tailed Godwit later on in the day. The Curlew were present feeding in Newfield in g
29 December 2018
A feral nice visitor
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 6 Pintail - main lake, sheltered lagoon 9 Mandarin - main lake 1 Bar-Headed Goose - main lake 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 7 Redwing - entrance lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospita
29 December 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Canada goose Barnacle goose White fronted goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pochard Tufted duck Pintail Wigeon Coot Moorhen Cormorant White stork Great egret Little egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Dunlin Ruff Golden plover
28 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/12/18
Wader Lake (AM, mid-high tide): Shelduck 5 Grey heron 1 Lapwing 85 Black-headed gull 46 Redshank 20 Water rail (Paddy Fleming Hide) 1 Saline lagoon (AM, mid-high tide): Curlew 33 Teal 41 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spot
28 December 2018
Winter duck numbers increasing
2 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 11 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - main lake 7 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh, wader scrape 93 Shoveler - ma
28 December 2018