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Wildlife sightings for 14th November 2013
30 Redwing - flew W 22 Fieldfare - flew W 2 Linnet - flew SW 5 Lesser Redpoll - south route and sheltered lagoon 2 Meadow Pipit - flew W November bird highlights: Great Skua, Bittern, Red Kite, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Redshank, Water Pip
14 November 2013
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A great couple of days with some sensible weather. Yesterday's swan catch went well with 37 Whoopers caught, measured, weighted and ringed, as well as Shelduck and a load of Mallard. You'll be able to see what happens on the One Show on BBC 1 in the near
13 November 2013
Latest Sightings
5000 Barnacle Geese 70 Whooper Swans Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 drake Teal 300 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 15 Black-tailed Godwit Snipe Redshank Little Egret Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 70 Mute Swan 40 Greater Scaup 1 drake Tufted Duck 60 Wigeon 50 Shoveler 6 C
13 November 2013
Today's sightings
First winter Purple Sandpiper on the Rushy 13/11/2013 by JSLeesWWT The Rushy PURPLE SANDPIPER 1 First winter showing well Bewick's Swan 13 Pintail 110 Pochard 50 The Tack Piece Curlew 91 Dunlin 45 Lapwing 200 Wigeon 450 The Holden Tower Great-spotted Woo
13 November 2013
Out on the reserve today
Glossy Ibis - Lyle Hide
13 November 2013
Dawn Swan Count 12/11/13
Whooper Swan - 2982 Bewick's Swan - 346
13 November 2013
Wetland Bird Survey
Cormorant - 28 Little Egret - 1 Heron - 2 Mute Swan - 84 Bewick's Swan - 2 Whooper Swan 37 Greylag - 179 Canada Goose - 117 Wigeon - 4398 Gadwall - 18 Teal - 1360 Mallard - 1002 Pintail - 132 Shoveler - 139 Pochard - 412 Tufted Duck - 43 Coot - 81 Lapwing
13 November 2013
Wildlife sightings for 13th November 2013
1 Pintail - scrape 100 Teal - scrape, marsh 60 Wigeon - scrape, sheltered lagoon 1,000 Woodpigeon - flew SW 1 Kingfisher - reedbeds 9 Redwing - flew NW 119 Fieldfare - flew NW 175 Starling - flew W, including 25 that roosted in the reedbed 40 Goldfinch -
13 November 2013
Westerly winds stall migration
The predominantly westerly winds blowing this past week have stalled autumn migration and stemmed the flow of Bewick’s reaching the Netherlands and Britain. In the Netherlands, heavy rainfall has increased water levels at some sites making it difficult
12 November 2013
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Green-winged Teal male Teal 2500 Wigeon 400 Pintail 50 Redshank 2 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Rushy Purple Sandpiper 1st winter Bewick's Swan 5 Pochard 50 Pintail 100 Holden Tower E.White-fronted Goose 24 Peregrine 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 Bewick
12 November 2013
Pied wagtail roost and beardies spotted again!
Male bearded tit by the Reedbed hide. Photo by Nick Bond. Nov. 12: Last Tuesday evening I took a walk around all the pathways of the reserve before we closed for the day. As I approached the reedbed boardwalk I
12 November 2013
Recent Sightings
Main lake 3 little egrets 4 gadwall grey heron shoveler 24 greylag Wader Marsh little egret 2 redshank Peninsula Field 5 lapwings 2 curlew 2 oystercatchers Limestone lake 5 little grebe 4 little egrets 3000- 4500 brent on the Lough dispersing to Du
12 November 2013
Latest Sightings
5000 Barnacle Geese 73 Whooper Swans Folly Pond Teal Wigeon Shoveler Snipe Black-tailed Godwit Curlew Whooper Pond Whooper Swans Mute Swans Canada Geese Greylag Geese Tufted Ducks Wigeon Teal Shoveler Avenue Tower Barnacle Geese Pink-footed Geese Greylag
12 November 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Teal - 87 Gadwall - 4 Shelduck - 1 Mallard - 36 Redshank - 62 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Curlew - 2 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/High Grey Heron - 1 Teal - 14 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch -
12 November 2013
Wildlife sightings for 12th November 2013
1 Bittern - main lake N shore (good views from Headley hide) 7 Snipe - marsh, wader scrape 2 Dunlin - main lake 3 Goosander - flew W up river @ 10.35hrs 3 Water Rail - calling from reedbed, marsh 6 Redpoll - explore feeders 1 Mealy Redpoll - entrance lak
12 November 2013