1 Bittern - main lake N shore (seen from Peacock Tower) 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake, wader scrape 7 Fieldfare - flew over heading S/SW 3 Redwing - flew over heading S/SW 1 Chiffchaff - Sou
22 November 2017
Female Bullfinch. Russ Myners. Millenium Wetlands Although the weather may seem a bit bleak, there is still so much bird life to see! A Goldeneye was spotted briefly on the Deep Water Lake. Our ponds and lakes are hos
21 November 2017
Whooper swan-2011 Bewick's swan-36 Mute swan-38
21 November 2017
Whooper swan Tree sparrow Pied wagtail Goldfinch Mallard Teal Shovleler Wigeon Pintail Gadwall Ruff Dunlin Black-tailed godwit Redshank - 40 - Nelson Lyle hide Lapwing Cetti's warbler Snipe House sparrow Canada goose Greylag goose Starling Moorhen Coot Cu
21 November 2017
a.m. Tide Level Wader Lake Canada goose 39 Eurasian teal 28 Shelduck 4 Lapwing 60 Black-headed gull 4 Saline Lagoon Redshank 2 Shelduck 3 Eurasian teal 28 Black-headed gull 20 Hawthorn Wood Dunnock 2 Nuthatch 1 Jay 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Goldfinch 3
21 November 2017
A redpoll on seed head photo by Romney Turner Reserve warden Linda Magyar spotted a great egret that dropped into the reserve near the Ramsar hide mid-morning on Monday. The great egret was reported at Pagham Harbour
21 November 2017
1 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Jack Snipe - circled main lake before dropping onto the grazing marsh 7 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 250 Starling - over E to roost p.m. 2 Stonechat - wader scrape bank 4 Fieldfare - flew ove
21 November 2017
A family of Whooper Swans seemed to have roosted here as they left the site early morning, it's likely to be the same birds that were reported over at Walmore Common by A. Jayne yesterday, the sites are known to exchange birds regularly. Another two swan
20 November 2017
Whooper swans Mute swans Shoveler Wigeon Pochard Mallard Little egret Black-tailed godwit Curlew Redshank Moorhen Kestrel Sparrowhawk Peregrine Buzzard Marsh harrier Rook Starling Tree sparrow Goldfinch Stonechat
20 November 2017
Mallard-708 Pintail-55 Shoveler-130 Teal-2395 Wigeon-4500 Gadwall-7 Pochard-80 Moorhen-2 Coot-6 Canada geese-165 Greylag geese-411 Lapwing-145 Ruff-170 Black-tailed godwit-705 Redshank-40 Curlew-10 Dunlin-5 Kestrel-6 Marsh harrier-5 Buzzard-3 Blackbird-3
20 November 2017
A wet start to the day with rain overnight, but this does not stop the birds. Two sparrowhawks each with prey were seen this morning on the way to Avenue Tower. At the Tower there were some great close up views of a few hundred barnacle geese (with
20 November 2017
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Shelduck 110, Brent 141, Wigeon 97, Black-headed gull 3, Curlew 2, Black-tailed godwit 6, Oystercatcher ~300
20 November 2017
35 Fieldfare - feeding on Hawthorn bushes (south route) + 14 over W 1 Brambling - flew low over south route N 1 Chiffchaff - south route 12 Redwing - over S+SW 1 Green Sandpiper - marsh p.m. 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 8 Siskin - sheltered lagoon, s
20 November 2017
Rushy Hide The four Bewick's Swans remained for the morning and returned for the afternoon period, they fly out to the Tack Piece for the middle part of the day. A Little Stint was again on the top pond island. Tack Piece A new family of E. White-fronted
19 November 2017
Peregrines x3 Chasing Marsh harrier Whooper swans Wigeon Pochard Teal Blacl tailed godwit Tree sparrow Goldfinch Mute swans Pink-footed geese x40 Pintail Sparrow hawk Grey heron Stonechat Cettis warbler Chif chaf Red admiral Common darter
19 November 2017