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Sightings
The Woodcock is still being seen but is difficult to find at times, also the male Brambling is still visiting the bird table at Janet Kear Hide. A big increase in Avocet in recent days from 21 to 45 birds now present, also 100+ Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 1
26 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/02/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 3 Kestrel 2 (pair) Grey heron 42 Shoveler 15 Eurasian shelduck 27 Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing 53 Redshank 16 Goosander 1 Lesser black-backed gull 1 Common snipe 3 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 22 Eurasian curlew 1 Hawthor
26 February 2017
Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2017
3 Shelduck - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 1 Common Snipe - main lake 4 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 5 Pintail - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon
26 February 2017
Sightings Saturday 25th February
Lapwing Golden Plover Whooper Swans Bewick's Swans Barn Owl Little Egret Teal Wigeon Snipe Goldeneye x4 Pochard Mallard Coot Moorhen Pied Wagtail Greylag Geese Gadwall Tufted Duck Dunlin Reed Bunting Shelduck Stonechat Shoveler Pintail Cormorant Goldfinch
25 February 2017
First Bewick`s Swans Depart
Bewick's swan in flight (photo by Colin Butters) Rushy Just 65 Bewicks here this morning and another 25 on the Dumbles, so looking like we lost about 70 Swans last night. Still good numbers of Duck here with 120 Pinta
25 February 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 25/02/2017
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet - 1 Lapwing - 90 Redshank - 67 Oystercatcher - 4 Grey Heron - 36 Wigeon - 8 Shoveler - 28 Shelduck - 64 Teal - 51 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 5 Shelduck - 2 Wigeon - 2 Hawthorn Wood Brambling - 1 Bullfinch - 16 Siskin - 1
25 February 2017
Latest Sightings - 25th February - Wet and wild
As forecast, it is a very wet and windy start to the day. Wellies are recommended for getting down the Avenues. The Whooper Swans are battling the wind and waves on the Whooper Pond and the fields are becoming increasingly flooded. Golden Plover are feed
25 February 2017
Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2017
1 Mediterranean Gull adult - main lake 3 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape 1 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Bittern - main lake North shore 7 Pintail - main lake 3 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh
25 February 2017
Sightings Friday 24th February
Kingfisher Tree Sparrow Reed Bunting Stonechat Peregrine Goldeneye Pintail Wigeon Teal Lapwing Golden Plover Whooper Swans
24 February 2017
Bird News
A very quick note on today's highlights - Woodcock, Tawny Owl and Brambling still present. Although the Woodcock did prove very difficult to find earlier on, it did show well later in the day. 21 Avocets, 50+ Ruff, 30+ Black-tailed Godwit and 100+ Oysterc
24 February 2017
Recent Sightings
Female Hen Harrier Cr. WWT Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 6 Cormorant 4 Little Egret 1 Mute swan 3 Shelduck 14 Wigeon 13 Gadwall 26 Teal 27 Mallard 9 Pintail 1 Shoveler 5 Pochard 1 Tufted Duck 27 Hen Harrier 1 (Fema
24 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 24/02/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Lapwing 110 Oystercatcher 4 Redshank 53 Grey heron 46 Shoveler 30 Shelduck 52 Teal 41 Gadwall 4 Saline Lagoon Wigeon 2 Curlew 20 Greater black-backed gull 1 Stock dove 4 Hawthorn Wood Reed bunting 2 Bullfinch 16 Siskin 10 G
24 February 2017
Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2017
3 Bittern - main lake 2 Buzzard 1 Red Kite - high over W 2 Jack Snipe 1 Brambling - over E 1 Water Pipit - marsh 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 7 Pintail - main lake 5 Mandarin - wildside 48 Cormorant - main lake 2 Redwing - entrance area February bird
24 February 2017
Sightings Thursday 23rd February
Lapwing Shelduck Goldeneye Wigeon Whooper Swans Great White Egret x3 Black-tailed Godwits Golden Plover Stonechat Roe Deer x6
23 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 23/02/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 1 Lapwing 58 (14 territory displaying) Redshank 21 Oystercatcher 4 Common snipe 3 Grey heron 50 (22 nests) Shoveler 26 Teal 71 Gadwall 4 Shelduck 32 Saline Lagoon Curlew 26 Wigeon 4 Teal 10 Common snipe 1 Hawthorn Wo
23 February 2017