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Today's Highlights
Spoonbill-Main Obs in a.m. Black-tailed godwit Oystercatcher Moorhen Coot Corncrake-heard Lyle-Friends hide Stock dove Swallow House martin Tree sparrow Goldfinch Chaffinch Starling flock gathering in size
3 July 2017
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Female/immature Marsh Harrier, hunting bird went through the flood to Bottom New Piece this morning, a Hobby also visited as did a Peregrine. On the flood the Avocets were joined by 70 Lapwing, 4 Little-ringed Plover (1 adult, 3 j
3 July 2017
Sightings 03/07/2017
A Spotted Flycatcher was showing well again this morning, sitting on the fence line by the entrance to the summer walk half way down the avenue. A couple of Common Sandpipers are dotted around the reserve, with two on the Whooper Pond and one on the Folly
3 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 03/07/17
a.m. Tide Level: Wader Lake Avocet 16 + 23 young Tufted duck 2 + 2 ducklings Ringed plover 1 Pied wagtail 3 Oystercatcher 3 Lapwing 39 Redshank 12 Shelduck 2 + 9 ducklings Grey heron 8 Common tern 200+ Saline Lagoon Redshank 5 Oystercatcher 1 Hawthorn W
3 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 3rd July 2017
1 Stonechat - marsh fence 1 Snipe - marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - resr lagoon 1 Little Egret - 4 Teal - scrape 1 Shoveler - scrape *Late sightings for 2nd July - 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Little Grebe juvs, 2 Peregrine, 1 Red
3 July 2017
Highlights for today
Top New Piece A Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, 62 Redshank, 74 Avocet, 80 Lapwing, 3 Little-ringed Plover, Dunlin, 22 Teal, 16 Shoveler and uncounted no's of Gadwall, Mallard and Shelduck. Rushy Pen An adult Wood Sandpiper with 9+ Green Sandpiper, the pair o
2 July 2017
Greenshank and other birds.
A brisk wind but nice in the sun today. More wader passage with a Greenshank new in on the Mere early afternoon. Two Ruff on Vinsons Marsh from the Ron Barker Hide. Greenshank (left) with Black-tailed Godwit At least
2 July 2017
Sightings Sunday 2nd July
Summer is back with lots of dragonflies on the wing, all hides and Summer walk are open. Sightings so far today: Greylag goose Whooper swan Mute swan Mallard Teal Wigeon Shelduck Pochard Moorhen Little egret Grey heron Common tern Avocet Black-tailed godw
2 July 2017
The map is back...
After a sizable absence we are re-introducing the sightings map. This may not be the final version and it does make more sense zoomed in but given those caveats we think it is a helpful, especially to those visiting for the first time. Cuckoo still prese
1 July 2017
Todays sightings
Greylag goose Wigeon Teal Mallard and ducklings Shoveler Shelduck Green sandpiper-2 at Main Obs Avocet Redshank Moorhen and chicks of two broods Little ringed plover and chicks Grey heron Little egret Common tern Buzzard Marsh harrier Hobby Kestrel Tree
1 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 1st July 2017
1 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Gadwall Brood of 9 - wader scrape 3 Snipe - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 20 Swift - main lake 4 House Martin - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on charing cross hospital 1 Red Kite - over
1 July 2017
Alive with young birds
South Lake Just bursting with young birds here. The Black Headed Gulls are most noticeable with lots of brown youngsters all over the place. There were 25 Avocets 15 at least of which were well grown or fledged youngsters. The Crane was seen with its yo
1 July 2017
Bird News
Great visibility on Friday in overcast condtions. Some light misty rain early on had the potential of bringing some birds in. A round up of news from the past few days. Two Spoonbill flew east on Wednesday. These birds seem to be hanging around in the 'gr
30 June 2017
Recent Sightings
Caspian Tern Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 5 Cormorant 8 Cattle Egret 1 (28/06) Grey Heron 1 Mute Swan 4 ad, 17 juv Greylag 2 ad, 2 juv Shelduck 13 Gadwall 29 Mallard 26 Shoveler 4 Pochard 5 ad, 7 j
30 June 2017
A day for Wader's
With a sunny start to the day there's lots of waders to be seen across the site, with a count of 9 different species of wader seen from the Zeiss Hide. Rushy Pen On the middle causeway there was 63 black-tailed godwit roosting, with a 2 oystercatchers lur
30 June 2017