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Sightings for Sunday 11th February
Path to Reedbed hide and Reedbed hide remain closed, all other hides are open. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Pink-footed goose Goldeneye Mallard Pochard Tufted duck Wigeon Crane Coot Fieldfare Goldfinch Goldenplover Lapwing Reedbunting Ro
11 February 2018
Raptor wars
This morning the Tack Piece was the setting for an epic battle between a pair of Peregrine and 2 pairs of Buzzard. One of the Peregrine caught a Tufted Duck, which it bought down alive in front of the Martin Smith Hide. The duck struggled but was then
11 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/02/18
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Kestrel 2 Stock dove (displaying) 3 Teal 33 Grey heron 14 Shelduck 28 Lapwing 95 Common snipe 23 Wigeon 4 Herring gull 3 Great black-backed gull 4 Saline Lagoon Teal 2 Curlew 5 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 9 Robin 5 Chaffinch 6
11 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 11th February 2018
2 Bittern - main lake N shore 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 8 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital January bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Brent
11 February 2018
Today's sightings
Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Pink-footed goose (x14) White-fronted goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Gadwall Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Goosander Coot Moorhen Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Dunlin Golden plover Lap
10 February 2018
Latest Sightings - 10th February - Puddle Jumping begins!
A very wet start to the day but it has now cleared up, the rain has stopped and there is blue sky showing! Plenty of waders in the flooded fields at the moment. Lapwing, Golden Plover, Curlew, Redshank & Black-tailed Godwit can be seen in the Corner F
10 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 10/2/2018
Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Lapwing 260 Redshank 4 Common snipe 6 Wigeon 2 Teal 44 Shoveler 10 Shelduck 26 Lesser black-backed gull 5 Herring gull 47 Black-headed gull 460 Curlew (flew off at 8.15am at headed west) 500 Saline lagoon: (AM mid-tide):
10 February 2018
Big Wigeon Count
Holden Tower Barnacle Goose 170 Red Breasted Goose 1 Crane 1 Wigeon 2800 here this morning with other flocks from around the site added this gives 3250 one of the highest counts of the winter. Pintail 110 look really good. Teal 143 Wader counts some wha
10 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 10th February 2018
2 Bittern - main lake North shore 4 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon, main lake 112 Teal - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 6 Pintail - main lake 9 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank, entrance lake 1 Stonechat - main lake 2 Siskin - South route 1 Per
10 February 2018
Today's sightings
Rushy Hide & Peng Observatory All 120 Bewick's Swans were on the Rushy for this morning's feed. A single Redshank was amongst the Lapwing flock and duck included 121 Pochard. . Robbie Garnett Hide The Spotted Redshank was on the Tack Piece feeding a
9 February 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Tundra bean goose Greylag Shelduck Mallard Gadwall Pintail Wigeon Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye (x2, displaying) Cormorant Coot Moorhen Great egret (x2) Black-tailed godwit (x200) Ruff Redshank Snipe Dunlin Lapwing Black-headed gull
9 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 9th February 2018
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - main lake 7 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 6 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 5 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank Additional sightings from yesterday: 10 Redpoll - shelte
9 February 2018
Recent Sightings (7th-9th Jan)
Great White Egret, Russ Myners. British Steel Hide Three Red Kites have been over the reserve this week, other raptors include a Sparrowhawk and 2 Buzzards. On the Wildfowl front, there were counts of 20 Greyl
9 February 2018
Waders
The early spring build up of waders has begun, with increasing numbers of Oystercatchers currently up to 20 birds, also a good count of 128 Ruff, 1-2 Redshank, 1 Curlew, a few groups of Golden Plover in recent days including 30 yesterday. Also still rea
8 February 2018
Today's Sightings
Tree sparrow Lapwing Great white egret Crane (x3) House sparrow Reed bunting Moorhen Coot Mallard Buzzard Black-tailed godwit Wigeon Teal Whooper swan Mute swan Pochard Pintail Shoveler Starling Bewick's swan Goldfinch Goldcrest Redwing Fieldfare
8 February 2018