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Wetland Birds Survey (WeBS)
Although I managed to get an early start, the count was made very difficult when fog rolled in mid morning, this blocked out the estuary and distant fields. Fortunately it cleared enough to get the missing wader counts in the afternoon, all were vey mobil
18 December 2016
Sightings Sunday 18th December
Kingfisher Mute Swan Wigeon Little Egret Stonechat Bewick's Swan Whooper Swan Sparrowhawk Kestrel Marsh Harrier Buzzard Coot Moorhen Pintail Shoveler Mallard Pochard Gadwall Tufted Duck Cetti's Warbler Lapwing Curlew Black-tailed Godwit Dunlin Redshank Be
18 December 2016
Reserve update - Sunday December 18th, 12:00
A bonny bright day today. Plenty of Eurasian Wigeon but no American again so far. The Black-tailed Godwits are still at around 135, with a few Lapwing and Redshank dotted in. Water Rail remains quite confiding under the Peter Scott Trail feeders, along wi
18 December 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 18/12/16
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Lapwing - 178 Eurasian Teal - 6 Shelduck - 7 Grey Heron - 2 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 50 Grey Heron - 2 Shelduck - 2 Eurasian Teal - 14 Herring Gull - 1 Hawthorn Wood Blue Tit - 3 Great Tit - 2 Robin
18 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2016
2 Jack Snipe - marsh (field to the right of the main channel) 1 Woodcock - flew from sheltered lagoon cover towards the marsh p.m. 2 Bittern - main lake S shore (between Dulverton and WWF hides); main lake N shore 13 Redwing - wildside 17 Fieldfare - w
18 December 2016
Recent Sightings
Apologies for the lack of bird news, partly due to computer problems and a genuine lack of sightings and reports coming in. So please do call in at the end ofyour day to report your sightings to the In Focus shop. The Tawny Owl has been showing well in th
17 December 2016
Reserve Update - Saturday 17th December
Frosty start to the morning, meaning the Whooper Swans have been glad of their feed on the pond. The cool morning has also seen the re-appearance of a pair of Yellowhammers in the Hawthorns on the way down to the Peter Scott Observatory. The Drake A
17 December 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 17/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shelduck - 10 Teal - 32 Jay - 1 Kestrel - 2 Redwing (Footpath) - 10 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 2 Great Black-backed Gull - 2 Black-headed Gull - 76 Canada Goose (Flew Over) - 28 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 N
17 December 2016
A cast of Falcons
Lots of Peregrine activity this morning, a small adult male was hunting lwaders over the Zeiss Hide followed shortly after by a young female that harassed the wader flocks for half an hour. An adult female left a kill in front of the Kingfisher hide to a
17 December 2016
Sightings Saturday 17th December
Misty start to the day which should be clearing to cloud later, Water levels are around 80% Summer walk and dragonfly pond closed but all other hides apart from Allport are open. Hare walk still going ahead at 2pm. Sightings today: Whooper swan (small gro
17 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2016
1 Bittern - main lake close to Headley hide 3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 8 Redwing - flew over heading SE 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape November bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Curlew, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Yellow-legged Gull, Goldene
17 December 2016
1, 2, 3, 4...
We've seen a bit of an increase in our bird numbers recently, not least our waders and particularly Lapwing. The skies over the Zeiss Hide have been filled with these fantastic birds over the last few days as a Peregrine and Merlin have taken to hunting
16 December 2016
Recent Sightings
Lapwing Cr. Rob Werran British Steel Hide Little Grebe 2 Cormorant 2 Little Egret 4 Canada Goose 11 Shelduck 38 Wigeon 217 Teal 8 Mallard 43 Gadwall 2 Pintail 3 Shoveler 10 Tufted Duck 6 Sparrowhawk 1 Buzzard 2 Red Ki
16 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 16/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Lapwing 90 Redshank 10 Teal 36 Shelduck 4 Kestrel 1 (Flew low over meadow) Sparrowhawk 1 (High over lake) Saline Lagoon Curlew 57 (meadow) Teal 11 Jackdaw 2 (meadow) Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 16 Greenfinch 10 Willow tit 1 Coa
16 December 2016
Sightings Friday 16th December
Flooding on the wash is now around 90% so the Summer walk and dragonfly pond is now closed. All other hides remain open apart from Allport hide. Sightings today: Whooper swan Mute swan Bewick's swan Pintail Pochard Teal Tufted duck Shoveler Wigeon Kingfis
16 December 2016