News
Wader Fest.
Wood Sandpiper, new for the year, from the United Utilities Hide (15.35) Two Curlew Sandpiper and Little Stint still present this afternoon from the Ron Barker Hide. Plenty of waders to scan [...]
5 May 2012
Today's sightings
Our annual dawn chorus event took place this morning at 6am and despite the cold weather there were plenty of male birds singing to stake a claim to their territories. Highlights included cetti’ [...]
5 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 5th May 2012
1 Spotted Redshank - grazing marsh 1 Bar-Tailed Godwit - grazing marsh 3 Dunlin - wader scrape 3 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 3 Lapwing Bro [...]
5 May 2012
Sand Martin Day
Good migration all week and looking good for the next few days, today was dominated by Sand Martins with well over 300 feeding over all water bodies around the site. Holden Tower Brent Goose [...]
5 May 2012
Out on the reserve today
April showers have meant that large quantities of water have entered the Ouse washes catchment area and as a result the flood plains that create out reserve are currently flooded. Access is only [...]
4 May 2012
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake - PM Avocet - 6 + 4 Juveniles Tufted Duck - 19 Shelduck - 34 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Pied Wagtail - 1 Swallow - 16 Sand Martin - 6 House Martin - 3 Oys [...]
4 May 2012
Bird News
2 Curlew Sandpipers today, along with the Little Stint from yesterday, which was with a group of about 6 Dunlin. Other waders included at least 40 Black-tailed Godwits,30 Ruff, 3 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 1 [...]
4 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 4th May 2012
1 Spotted Redshank - grazing marsh 1 Bar-Tailed Godwit - wader scrape 2 Greenshank - wader scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Dunlin - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper [...]
4 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Avocet 1 Lapwing 9pr at least 4 broods hatched. Oystercatcher 5 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Willow Warbler 1 Wheatear 6 Swallow 120 Sand Martin 8 House Martin 10 Waders d [...]
4 May 2012
Out on the reserve today
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3 May 2012
Bird News
A Little Stint from the Ron Barker hide was the first site record of the year. Other waders included a Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 6 Dunlin, 42 Ruff, and about 60 B [...]
3 May 2012
Today's sightings
British steel hide 2 wheatear, pink footed goose, brent goose, 32 greylag goose, 16 mute swan, 237 black tailed godwit, 2 ruff, 35 shelduck, 7 lapwing, 2 teal, 23 gadwall, 8 little egret, peregrin [...]
3 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 3rd May 2012
1 Dunlin - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh, wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Iceland Gull 1st - winter  [...]
3 May 2012
Lots of waders
Estuary Lots of waders have arrived but with low tide thoughout most of the day the birds are feeding at the north end. Best viewed from Saul Warf this evening as the tide comes in. RED-NECKED [...]
3 May 2012
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