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Tundra Bean Geese Record
A record count of 10 Tundra Bean Geese flew in with 42 European White-fronted Geese and Pinks around 10:30 and were still present 11:30 viewable from the Ron Barker Hide. Merlin was also a new add [...]
15 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Male Brambling on Carpark feeder, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 80 Tufted Duck 66 Wigeon 210 Teal 1 Gadwall 1 Folly Pond Teal 300 Wigeon 200 Sni [...]
15 January 2012
Wildlife sightings for 15th January 2012
1 Shelduck - main lake 4 Mandarin - 3 male and 1 female, wildside 65 Wigeon - grazing marsh 189 Teal - site count 2 Pintail - male and female, scrape 80 Shoveler - site count 1 [...]
15 January 2012
Today's news
Another great image of the Zeiss Hide Bittern sent in by Michael Colquhoun Send us your photographs If you have any good photographs of our wildlife, we would love to publish them here. s [...]
15 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Tide - Low 100% Frozen Lapwing - 12 Hawthorn Wood Robin - 6 Longtailed Tit - 15 Greenfinch - 3 Chaffinch - 6 Dunnock - 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 [...]
14 January 2012
Top Winter Birding
Glorious winters day, the first in a long time with sub zero conditions and some ice formation around the edge of the Mere. The calm weather also meant a wildfowl pack mere with thousands of Teal, Wig [...]
14 January 2012
Wildlife sightings for 14th January 2012
1 Shelduck - main lake 88 Shoveler - site count 60 Lapwing - main lake 47 Redwing - entrance area 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 2 Siskin - entrance area 50+ Lesser Redpoll - worl [...]
14 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Hard frost overnight so most of the flooded areas have frozen over. Rushy Bewicks Swan 170 (probably some new arrivals) Pochard 250 Pintail 90 Lesser Scaup 1 adult female. Martin Smi [...]
14 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Tide - Mid Black Headed Gull - 232 Lapwing - 16 Wigeon - 7 Shoveler - 4 Teal - 37 Mallard - 48 Shelduck - 15 Grey Heron - 8 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinc [...]
13 January 2012
Bullfinch (mega)
A male Bullfinch was photographed along the path leading to the United Utilities hide this morning, and feeders in front of the Janet Kear hide hosted a range of species, including the long-staying (n [...]
13 January 2012
Cool morning
The frosty morning seems to have brought in 6 shoveler and two wigeon, which have been absent for sometime now. [...]
13 January 2012
Wildlife sightings for 13th January 2012
54 Wigeon - grazing marsh 2 Pintail - main lake 3 Mandarin - circled reserve 4 Redwing - entrance lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 56 Lesser Redpoll - world wetlands, wildside, wat [...]
13 January 2012
Fanatastic sunny morning
A fairly hard frost overnight so most flood areas have frozen up but are starting to thaw now promising a great day. Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 showing well from 09.30 Lapwing 400 Teal 600 Cet [...]
13 January 2012
Castle Espie through the Lens
mmm tasty by Paul Warwick Castle Espie Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Centre, WWT, located in Comber, County Down, has named the four regional winners in the autumn heat of its nationwide photography competition. From
12 January 2012
A late winter’s tale? Change in weather set to lead to delayed migration
A sudden cold snap is set to bring a late influx of wintering birds onto reserves in the UK wildlife experts are predicting. From tomorrow (Friday) the mild wet weather which has dominated our winter so far is set to end. Instead it will be replaced by co
12 January 2012