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Latest Sightings - 20th September - Barnies and Egret still
33 Barnacle Geese are on the merse this morning, visible at a distance from the Farmhouse Tower and Saltcot Merse Observatory. The Great Egret is also out on the merse. 8 Pintail are currently on the Folly Pond, the males still in eclipse plumage, they bl
20 September 2016
Wildlife sightings for 20th September 2016
1 Dunlin - Main Lake 3 Water Rail - Wildside 1 Common Gull - Main Lake 150+ Shoveler - Main Lake, Reservoir Lagoon, Wader Scrape 30+ Wigeon - Main Lake 30+ Lapwing - Main Lake 5 Chiffchaff - Sheltered Lagoon, Wildside September bird highlights: Wh
20 September 2016
Sightings
Another excellent couple of days, yesterday a Crake specie was reported from United Utilities Hide, no sign today but it could well reappear, here's hoping! Also yesterday a Curlew Sandpiper was seen but no reports today. The highlights today included the
19 September 2016
Sand martins, a green sandpiper and a hungry hobby.
A convolvulus hawk moth on the boat jetty. Photo by Jon Boon. Wilidfe Sightings for week of Sept 12-18 by Paul Stevens. OVER ONE THOUSAND sand martins and house martins were hawking insects low over the reserve on
19 September 2016
Recent Sightings
High tide cr. Rob Werran British Steel Hide and Grounds Curlew Sandpiper 12 Ruff 2 Spotted Redshank 3 Turnstone 1 Dunlin 90 Greenshank 59 Redshank 39 Black-tailed Godwit c560 Lapwing 34 Wigeon 241 Pintail 12 Teal 130 Greylag 137 Little Egret 13 Gr
19 September 2016
More high tide waders
We're currently having a short run of high tides around the 9 to 10 metre mark, pushing birds off the river and on to the reserve, particularly the Top New Piece as seen from the Zeiss Hide. Today's highlights included 2 Little Stint amongst 135 Dunlin,
19 September 2016
Today's Sightings
Cranes-2 ad +1 juv flew west, joined by 2 more adults who then flew to Lyle hide Ruff-20 Dunlin-1 Ringed plover-2 Lapwing-60 Grey plover-1 Green sandpiper Snipe-8 Greylag goose-1 Marsh harrier-4 females Buzzard-3 Kingfisher on pool by café Tree sparrow j
19 September 2016
Swan woman takes off
Early this morning, conservationist and adventurer Sacha Dench took to the air above the Russian tundra in her paramotor at the start of her 4,500 mile journey following the migration of endangered Bewick’s swans.
19 September 2016
Wildlife sightings - 19/09/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid/high Wader Lake Eurasian teal 28 Black-tailed godwit 15 Gadwall 17 Lapwing 77 Common snipe 10 Shoveler 1 Redshank 6 Saline Lagoon Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch 2 Greenfinch 1 Robin 3 Blue tit 4 Other birds Robin - 1 - Reservoir C
19 September 2016
Wildlife sightings for 19th September 2016
2 Pintail - Main Lake, Wader Scrape 34 Wigeon - Main Lake, Grazing Marsh, Wader Scrape 10+ Meadow Pipit - Flew SW 3 Snipe - Grazing Marsh, Main Lake 1 Grey Wagtail - Otter enclosure 1 Kingfisher - Sheltered Lagoon 1 Peregrine - Perched on the hospital &n
19 September 2016
Sunday 18th September
Buzzard Marsh harrier Sparrowhawk Hobby Kestrel Barn owl Green sandpiper Curlew sandpiper (in front of main observatory)Ruff Ringed plover Dunlin Lapwing Cranes (3 seen from Friends hide looking north) Little egret Grey heron Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail W
18 September 2016
Recent sightings - 18th September
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory As days pass, we are getting more and more wintering birds, which in some cases appear in notable
18 September 2016
Late update, Sunday 18th Sept
No further change in the Barnacle Goose situation, with approx. 30 still on the same section of merse as reported by Joe yesterday. Great Egret still out on the merse too. C50 Dunlin on Folly Pond at high tide along with the usuals Today's high tide 13:24
18 September 2016
Weekend's sightings include osprey & sand martins
Species sightings for Sat 17 Sept Sand martins are really moving through the reserve now mixed in flocks with house martins. Photo by Keith Humphrey Lapwing hide: teal, snipe, pheasant, mallard, wood pigeon. Ramsar &a
18 September 2016
Wildlife sightings for 18th September 2016
1 Yellow Wagtail - Flew S 4 Meadow Pipit - Flew S and SW 1 Grey Wagtail - Courtyard 6 Snipe - Grazing Marsh, Main Lake 1 Peregrine - Hunting on Main Lake 35 Lapwing - Site Count 32 Wigeon - Site Count 149 Shoveler - Site Count 56 Gadwall - Site Count 95 T
18 September 2016