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Festival of Swans - Sunday sightings
A glorious start to the day with our swans awake an amazing experience watching thousands of swans on the washes wake up preen and some flew out. Many have remained infront of the hides due to the ice so come down and see them. Highlights Glaucous gull
22 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 22/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Grey Heron - 7 Eurasian Teal - 56 Northern Lapwing - 15 Redshank - 57 Shoveler - 3 Wigeon - 2 Eurasian Shelduck - 15 Black-headed Gull - 72 Melanic Jackdaw - 1 Carrion Crow - 2 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Eurasian Teal - 4
22 January 2017
Recent sightings - 22nd January
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary Redshank 80, Curlew 20, Oystercatcher 4, Shelduck +150, Brent geese 70, Wigeon 3, Common Teal 3, Black-headed gull 1, Lesser black-backed gull 1. A buzzard p
22 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 22nd January 2017
6 Bittern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Bearded Tit - calling from reeds by Headley Hide 2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 78 Wigeon - grazing marsh 8 Pintail - main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, ma
22 January 2017
Sightings Saturday 21st January
Water levels are up to 90% but all hides apart from Allport remain open. Sightings today: Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan White-fronted goose Egyptian goose (Grey morph) Goldeneye Pochard Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Coot
21 January 2017
Sunny Saturday Sightings
One of two Bitterns on view from the Van Der Bovenkamp hide this morning. A very sunny start to the day giving great views of the birds from the hides: Van De Bovenkamp Hide Bittern- One showing very well for prolonged periods of time in front o
21 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 21st January 2017
4 Bittern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 136 Shoveler - main lake, grazing marsh 8 Pintail - main lake 3 Water Rail - main lake, reedbed filters 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 12 Redwing - sheltered lagoon January bird highlig
21 January 2017
Latest Sightings - 21st January - slight frost & lots of birds!
It's a stunning morning on the reserve! A light frost has kept more swans here with 205 Whooper Swans on the Whooper Pond right now. The bright sunshine makes it hard to count the Folly Pond until later in the morning, but we can make out plenty of ducks
21 January 2017
Recent Sightings
Great White Egret Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Grey Heron 2 Gadwall 35 Teal 37 Pintail 52 Shoveler 130 Pochard 9 Tufted Duck 65 Buzzard 1 Water Rail 1 Lapwing 5 Snipe 3 Reed Bunting 1 Kingfisher 1 British Steel
20 January 2017
Latest Sightings - 20th January
A bit of mist around today, but the ponds are all visible. The drake Green-winged Teal is on the Folly Pond as usual, and we are just trying to locate the drake American Wigeon but he is probably on the Flood Ground. Todays high tide is at 05:30, 7.7m Ar
20 January 2017
Bright frost and more Whitefronts.
Hard frost this morning so activity confined largely to the ice free areas of the Rushy, South Lake and Zeiss Hide. Rushy Bewick 154 Pochard 120 Teal 180 Lapwing 70 Dunlin 1 Little Stint 1 Snipe 5 Redshank 1 South Lake Looking great in the sunshine. 1350
20 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 20th January 2017
5 Bittern - reservoir lagoon western end , main lake South shore 94 Wigeon - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - South route 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 5 Redwing - wildside 2 Pintail - main lake January bi
20 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 20/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Shelduck 20 Teal 11 Redshank 4 Common snipe 3 Jack snipe 1 Grey heron (In heron hedge) 1 Kestrel (Meadow) 1 Lapwing 1 Saline Lagoon Kingfisher (River reedbed pool) 1 Mute swan 2 Grey heron 1 Curlew 20 Hawthorn Wood Reed bu
20 January 2017
Geese
A party of 3 adult European White-fronted Geese were with c1000 Pink-feet in fields along Curlew Lane this morning. European White-fronted Geese, 2 birds out of a group of 3 as well as an aberrant Pink-footed Goose (T. Dis
19 January 2017
Sightings Thursday 19th January
All hides remain open apart from Allport hide, Water levels have started to rise and are now at around 90%. Water has just started to appear on the footpath near reedbed hide so suitable footwear is advised, all other paths are free of water. Sightings so
19 January 2017