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Sightings Friday 21st April
Bar-tailed godwit and redshank Spring birds arriving all the time now as migration is well under way. All hides apart from Allport remain open. Sightings today: Bar-tailed godwit Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose G
21 April 2017
Lots of long legs
Bird news from the reserve is being dominated by birds with long legs. The 3 Black-winged Stilts remain on the South Lake this morning, with a pair showing well from the Discovery Hide and a single birds out from the Hogarth Hide. A Great White Egret
21 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 21st April 2017
1 Glaucous Gull - marsh/scrape bund 3 Shelduck - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 4 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 7 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Ring Ouzel - reservoir lagoon bank NE corner 2 Ye
21 April 2017
Bird News
A few waders passing through today, with a Whimbrel, Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Black-tailed Godwits and a Common Sandpiper joining the uasual Avocets, Oystercatchers, and Redshanks on the Mere. A Little Egret was showing extremely
20 April 2017
Great white egrets
Great white egret by David Owen Great white egrets are head and shoulders....and body above the little egrets. Look out for them on the pools and ditches throughout the reserve. This afternoon (Thurs 20 April) we had
20 April 2017
Recent sightings - 20th April
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide. Many wildfowl females (such as Mallard and Tufted)are not very visible at the moment, as they must be already incubating. On the other hand, songbirds (Robin, Blac
20 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 20/04/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 23 Lapwing 19 Shoveller 3 Oystercatcher 2 Black-tailed godwits 5 Ringed plover 2 Grey heron 31 Redshank 5 Greater black-backed gull 1 Lesser black-backed gull 2 Teal 3 Shelduck 15 Saline Lagoon Mute swan 2 Avocet 6
20 April 2017
Stilts remain
Five Black-winged Stilts were on the reserve this morning. Three were on the South Lake this morning, viewed from the Discovery Hide. A pair were seen nest scraping and mating this morning. Two other stilts were still on the Top New Piece as viewed
20 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 20th April 2017
1 Whitethroat - chasing Linnet away by Peacock Tower a.m. 1 Linnet (male) - singing by Peacock Tower a.m. 1 Ring Ouzel - scrape bank (E bank) along the hedgerow 3 Wheatear - marsh p.m. 1 Whinchat - marsh 2 Jack Snipe - marsh a.m. 3 Little Ringed Plover -
20 April 2017
Booming Bittern !
One of the purposes of the new reedbed was to provide suitable habitat for reedbed specialists such as the Bittern, and a booming male this morning was exactly the sort of thing which was hoped for. One was actually seen (although briefly) very close to
19 April 2017
Black-winged Stilts
A group of 6 Black-winged Stilts have been found this morning, first on the Rushy before moving to the Top New Piece as viewed from the Zeiss Hide. Later in the day a pair had moved and were showing very well on the South Lake, mainly from the Hogarth H
19 April 2017
Today's Sightings
Mallard Shelduck Wigeon Teal Shoveler Redshank Avocet Little Egret Lapwing Black-tailed Godwit Tree Sparrow Blackcap Song Thrush Great White Egret Marsh Harrier Buzzard
19 April 2017
Today's wildlife sightings 19/04/17
a.m. high tide Wader Lake Ringed plover 4 - nest scraping on edges of shingle islands Little ringed plover Redshank 7 Mute swan Black tailed godwit 21 Eurasian teal 13 Gadwall 3 Lapwing 39 Wigeon (male) Avocet 23 Shoveler 3 Saline lagoon Avocet 3 Shelduck
19 April 2017
Reserve Update Wednesday 19th April - Greenland White-fronted Goose
Nice surprise this morning with Greenland White-fronted Goose mixed in with the Barnacle Geese at the back of the Folly Pond. Served as a reminder that winter hasn't quite left us yet, even though we have Black-tailed Godwits in breeding plumage feedi
19 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 19th April 2017
1 Ring Ouzel - NE corner beyond the top end of wader scrape (viewable from Peacock Tower) p.m. 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Redstart - field by staff car park, view from main entrance bridge 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 6 Redshank - reservoir lag
19 April 2017