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Common Crane Still Present
Common Crane still present until 6pm at least. The bird has been showing reasonably well from the Ron Barker Hide. Marsh Harrier, sub-adult male showing well this morning. Common Sandpiper on the [...]
23 April 2012
Monday's sightings so far...
A north east wind is gathering strength this morning and the exposed areas are cold. Around the Visitor Centre and Farm House Tower it is sheltered from the wind and pleasantly warm, which means a [...]
23 April 2012
Wildlife sightings for 23rd April 2012
3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 6 Redshank - scrape 3 Common Tern - tern raft and main lake 20+ Sand Martin - feeding and [...]
23 April 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Avocet 2 The female is sat very tightly on a nest on the holden scrape. She must be sat on at least one egg, this would be the first time they have nested in Gloucestershire. [...]
23 April 2012
Common Crane Drops In.
An adult Common Crane was found this morning by reserve warden Alex Sayer while checking the cattle. It was present until 11am when it flew off, south east, gaining hight. Very lucky to get some shots [...]
22 April 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve On the 22nd April a little grebe was sighted on the limestone lake. A family of mute swans has now taken up residency on the main lake along with 2 little grebes, 68 tufted duck [...]
22 April 2012
Todays Sightings
It is a cold spring morning here at Caerlverock. On my cycle in to work, I heard the first grasshopper warbler, which was a fantastic start to the day. If you are visiting the reserve the grasshopper [...]
22 April 2012
Wildlife sightings for 22nd April 2012
5 Common Tern - main lake, resr lagoon 17 Lapwing - marsh, main lake, scrape 40+ Swallow - flew W, mostly a.m. 20+ Sand Martin - main lake, wildside, resr lagoon, scrape 4 Willow [...]
22 April 2012
Today's sightings
Dumbles/Holden Tower over high tide 0800-0930 Knot 1, Dunlin 4, Ringed Plover 20, Whimbrel 3 N, Curlew 24, Wigeon 9, Shelduck 60. Avocet 2 on scrape, Lapwing 20+, Oystercatcher 2 and 2 Whea [...]
22 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 Oystercatcher - 5 Lapwing - 10 Redshank - 10 Common Tern - 2 Grey Heron - 46 + 15 Chicks Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 2 Swallow - 5 Stock Dove - [...]
21 April 2012
More To Come
It's still fairly slow on the spring migrant front, with no warming air flows bringing a large influx of birds. By this time last year we had recorded House Martin, Sedge Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, [...]
21 April 2012
Wildlife sightings for 21st April 2012
1 Iceland Gull 1st winter - scrape (1600hrs) (Image kindly donated by David Darrell-Lambert) 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 8 Redshank - marsh, main lake, scrape 4 Common [...]
21 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Zeiss Hide Shelduck 24 Gadwall 12 Teal 14 Lapwing 5 Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 2 Little Grebe2 Cettis 1 Reed Warbler 3 Sedge Warbler 2 South Lake Egyptian Goose 1 Shovele [...]
21 April 2012
Still one egg and male takes his turn to sit
This morning our male osprey brought in a fish for his mate and she took off to eat it on her favourite perch nearby the nest. When she took off we could see the single egg in the nest cup. He then settled down in the to incubate the egg for the next 20 m
20 April 2012
Out on the reserve today
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20 April 2012