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Wildlife sightings - 28/05/18
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Pochard (flew east) 1 Avocet 23 Little ringed plover 2 Lapwing 5 Kestrel 1 Redshank 2 Black-tailed godwit 10 Shoveler 6 Common tern 139+ Gadwall 15 Shelduck 22 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 2 Lapwing 1 Other birds Whitethroat - 1
28 May 2018
Wildlife sightings for 28th May 2018
3 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon 5 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 2 Shoveler - wader scrape, grazing marsh April/May bird highlights: Temminck’s Stint, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Comm
28 May 2018
Today's sightings
Tree sparrow and chicks House sparrow Goldfinch Chaffinch Chiffchaff Great tit Blue tit Cetti's Warbler Sedge warbler Reed warbler Whitethroat Reed bunting House martin Swallow Cuckoo Magpie Carrion crow Jackdaw Stock dove Collard dove Moorhen and chicks
27 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 27/05/18
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 32 + 2 chicks Gadwall 7 Common tern 146+ Shoveler 5 Grey heron 17 Little ringed plover 2 Swift 2 Lapwing 8 + 2 chicks Tufted duck 13 Oystercatcher 1 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 1 Lapwing 2 Stock dove 1 Canada goose
27 May 2018
Wildlife sightings for 27th May 2018
1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 3 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon 5 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Water Rail - main reedbed 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 12 Swift - South route, main lake April/May bird highlights: Temmi
27 May 2018
Little Gull
Rushy Crane still incubating. Avocet 12 at least 1 brood. Greenshank was here for most of the morning. Black Tailed Godwit 1 Oystercatcher 2 Red Kite over about 13.30 Holden and walkway Avocet 7 birds incubating + 3 broods on the Holden Flash and 1 from t
26 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 26/05/2018
a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet: 32 + 5 chicks (2 broods) Oystercatcher 2 Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 2 Lapwing 8 Black-tailed godwit 2 Common tern 152 (46 nesting/on eggs) Black headed gull 32 Mute swan 2 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 1 Redshank 2 Haw
26 May 2018
Today's Highlights
Cranes Moorhen Coot Lapwing Redshank Avocet Black-tailed godwit Cormorant Grey heron Black-headed gull Common tern Tree sparrow Pied wagtail Chaffinch House martin Swallow Swift Sedge warbler Reed bunting Whitethroat Starling Magpie Stock dove Wood pigeon
26 May 2018
Temminck's Stint and other birds
Temminck's Stint still present til 4.30pm at least. Temminck's Stint (Tony Disley) A Black Tern flew in 11.20am and was still present on Woodend Marsh 4.30pm at least. Great to see at least one male Ruff in full bre
26 May 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 26th May - more Lapwing chicks
There are more Lapwing chicks in Lochar Field this morning. Along with the large chick which hatched over a week ago, there is another brood of 4 chicks running around and still two nests to keep an eye on. A Marsh Harrier was seen on Thursday and could s
26 May 2018
Wildlife sightings for 26th May 2018
2 Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon 8 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 12 Black-headed Gull chicks - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Shoveler - wader scrape, main lake 6 Swift - South route, main lake
26 May 2018
Temminck's Still
A good day on site with plenty of sightings of interest, the Temminck's Stint is still present and showing very well at times on the Mere, also still up to 4 Ruff including a full breeding male. Also on the Mere 2 Greenshank flew through just after 9am bu
25 May 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 25th May
A dry but breezy day today. Plenty of activity in the Peter Scott Trail, with our colony of Tree Sparrows using 5 of the nest boxes around the feeding station. The meadow is starting to grow quickly now with the first Northern Marsh Orchids coming out. T
25 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Garganey Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit Greenshank Redshank Avocet Common sandpiper Ringed plover (x15) Little ringed plover Common
25 May 2018
Rare eggs hatch after spring flooding rescue
A total of 15 godwit eggs rescued from muddy farmland in East Anglia have hatched successfully so far. Conservationists, trying to protect the rare black-tailed godwit, teamed up with local farmers to save the eggs, which were found in poor condition due
25 May 2018