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Wildlife sightings for 16th August 2016
1 Garganey - WWF hide Main Lake 5 Common Sandpiper - Scrape (pm) 6 Snipe - Marsh (pm) 20+ Shoveler 30+ Gadwall 40+ Teal 2 Willow Warbler - Sheltered Lagoon, Wildside 10+ Chiffchaff - Sheltered Lagoon, Wildside 2 Common Tern 2 Swift August bird highlights:
16 August 2016
Latest sightings
A few new birds are appearing but overall it has been a quieter couple of days with regard to migrants and birds moving. Low tides and very hot weather has meant birds are rather static and keeping quiet in the heat of the day. I can totally recommend spe
15 August 2016
Latest Highlights
A compilation of the past few days sightings. It's currently possible to top 60 species in a days birding on the reserve. The waders are still providing plenty of possible interest with an excellent count of c.40 Dunlin out on Woodend Marsh today. We can'
15 August 2016
Reserve management works
Currently the water levels have been lowered on the pools in front of our Nelson-Lyle, Lyle and Friends hides. This is to allow the reserve team access to create the prefect conditions for birds passing through in late summer and autumn, as well as bird
15 August 2016
Sightings Monday 15th August
Greenshank Redshank Green sandpiper Common sandpiper RuffDunlin Black-tailed godwit Snipe Little egret Kingfisher Sand martin House martin Swallow Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Reed warbler Willow warbler Linnet Stock dove Peregrine Kestrel
15 August 2016
Sightings Sunday 14th August
Wood sandpiper Green sandpiper Common sandpiper Ruff Snipe Redshank Lapwing Little egret Kingfisher Hobby Marsh harrier Buzzard Kestrel
15 August 2016
Sightings Saturday 13th August
Wood sandpiper Common sandpiper Greeen sandpiper Ruff Redshank Blacktailed godwit Snipe Little egret Garganey Yellow wagtail Marsh harrier Kestrel
15 August 2016
Recent Sightings
Black-Tailed Godwit, cr. Rob Werran British Steel Hide this weekend Glossy Ibis 1 seen regularly Green Sandpiper 1 Black-Tailed Godwit 650 Redshank 187 Greenshank 47 Spotted Redshank 1 Marsh Harrier 2 Lapwing 46 Greylag 47 Knot 9 Curlew 1180 out o
15 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 15/08/16
a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 3 Eurasian teal 8 Avocet 5 Common tern 42 Common snipe 2 Lapwing 136 Gadwall 3 Common sandpiper 1 Stock dove 2 Black-tailed godwit 6 Redshank 7 Saline Lagoon Common snipe 1 Lapwing 9 Female sparrowhawk 1 Stock do
15 August 2016
Recent Sightings
Black-Tailed Godwit, Cr. Rob Werran British Steel Hide, Sunday 14/8 Glossy Ibis 1 Black-Tailed Godwit 650 Redshank 187 Greenshank 47 Spotted Redshank 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Lapwing 46 Greylag Goose 47 Knot 9 Curlew 1180 out on mudflats
15 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 15 August 2016
Gadwall broods Chiffchaffs Snipe Common terns Swifts August bird highlights: Garganey, Hobby, Red Kite, Peregrine, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Black Tern, Common Tern, Little Gull, Kingfisher, Whinchat, Crossbill. The breeding seaso
15 August 2016
Wildlife sightings 14/08/2016
A.M. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron: 4 Lapwing: 204 Common sandpiper: 1 Avocet: 3 Common tern: 28 Black-tailed godwit: 6 Redshank: 23 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper: 1 Grey heron: 1 Lesser black-backed gull: 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker
14 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 14th August 2016
2 Crossbill - flew W 1010hrs 1 Whinchat - scrape bank 2 Kingfisher - resr lagoon, wildside 6 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route 3 Common Tern - main lake 1 Greenshank - flew W a.m. 3 Snipe - scrape, main lake 2 Shelduck - flew W, then downriver a.m. A
14 August 2016
Today's sightings
South Lake 5 Ruff, 105 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Redshank, 12 Teal, 20 Gadwall and 393 Greylag Geese. Little Grebe with small young. Zeiss Hide Juvenile Water Rail, 100 Teal, 4 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit. South Finger Settling pool Shoveler 24 Kingfishe
14 August 2016
Latest Sightings - 13th August
Apologies, a bit late this morning. A bright start to the day, with just a few light showers passing through. There has been a lot of action on the Osprey nest this morning, with one of the adults and both chicks all feeding together. It's possible the fe
13 August 2016