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Wildlife sightings for 1st August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 1st August 2017

2 Little Egret - flew W 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, South route 1 Common Tern - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital Gadwall brood of 10 - main lake Pochard brood of 3 - wader scrape Little Grebe

1 August 2017

Waders on the estuary

Waders on the estuary

A short scan from Middle Point across the Severn this morning was productive, 2 Peregrine, 2 Kestrel, a flock of 26 Sanderling with another with a flock of 13 Dunlin, more scattered parties of the latter were about the estuary as well as 5, 5 and 3 Ringed

31 July 2017

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

Barn owl x 4 (last night) Green sandpiper x 2-Main hide Common sandpiper Avocet Moorhen Little ringed plover Ruff Black-tailed godwit x 22 at Lyle hide Snipe x 3 Cuckoo Yellow wagtail Starling Tree sparrow Bewick's swan Marsh harrier x 3 Hobby Kestrel

31 July 2017

Wildlife sightings Mon 31/07

Wildlife sightings Mon 31/07

Wader Lake Green sandpiper 2 Dunlin Lapwing 186 Common tern 11 Curlew 31 Common sandpiper Lesser black backed gull Avocet 5 Grey heron 10 Redshank 42 Shelduck 6 Saline lagoon Lapwing 4 Black headed gull 12 Hawthorn Wood Stock dove Jay Great spotted woodpe

31 July 2017

Wildlife sightings for 31st July 2017

Wildlife sightings for 31st July 2017

3 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 1 Wigeon - main lake 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon 2 Kestrel - main lake 1 Common Tern - sheltered lagoon 2 Peregrine - perched on the hospital Gadwall brood of 10 - main lake Pochard brood of 3 - wader scrape  

31 July 2017

Pied Flycatcher new for 2017

Pied Flycatcher new for 2017

  This is an edited version of the original report as it has come to light that we have had a few records of Pied Flycatcher on the reserve although this is the first for ~20 years. Hot on the heels of Wednesday's Gull-bill Tern, a imm Pied Flycatche

30 July 2017

Cattle Egret again

Cattle Egret again

The weekend rain has driven up water levels for now, this has encouraged some birds to move on, the levels will drop again if we do not get any more heavy rain which will expose wet mud for the next batch of waders. Rushy Pen Three Redshank, 11 Black-tai

30 July 2017

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

Tree sparrow Goldfinch Reed warbler Starling Redshank Lesser black-backed gull Great tit Avocet Pochard Common sandpiper Green sandpiper Ruff Snipe Yellow wagtails Sand martin House martin Greylag geese Marsh harrier Hobby

30 July 2017

Wildlife sightings for 30th July 2017

Wildlife sightings for 30th July 2017

4 Swallow - marsh, reservoir lagoon 4 Sedge Warbler (family group) - marsh/main lake bank 3 Chiffchaff - south route 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - main lake, sheltered lagoon 1 Wigeon (female) - main lake   July bird highlights: Oyster

30 July 2017

Todays sightings

Todays sightings

Moorhen Redshank Common sandpiper Green sandpiper Black-tailed godwit Snipe Avocet Little egret Black-headed gull Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Whitethroat Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Swallow Starling Stock dove Collared dove Woodpigeon Great spott

29 July 2017

A Great Godwit flock

A Great Godwit flock

South lake Black Tailed Godwit 206 a mixture of adult summer, winter, moulting birds and a few juveniles. Redshank 32 Ruff 6 Green Sandpiper 2 Lawping 54 Little Grebe 2ad and 2 juvs close to the hide Rushy Cattle Egret 1 Redshank 1 Blackwit 19 Green Sand

29 July 2017

Wildlife sightings for 29th July 2017

Wildlife sightings for 29th July 2017

1 Buzzard - flew over W 2 Peregrine - perched Charing Cross Hospital 2 Hobby - marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail - feeding on marsh 4 Chiffchaff - wildside, reedbed filters 4 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Common Tern - sheltere

29 July 2017

Latest Sightings

Latest Sightings

Sunshine and showers with more to come makes for an interesting week ahead. Risky to predict anymore rarities but we wouldn't want to rule out the chance of a wader or two dropping in. It's all calmed down a little since Wednesday's Gull-billed Tern, wher

28 July 2017

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Whooper Swan Little Ringed Plover House Sparrow Tree Sparrow Swallow House Martin Redshank Avocet Corncrake Starling Yellow Wagtail Grey Heron Hobby Common Sandpiper Green Sandpiper Shelduck Mallard Pied Wagtail Kingfisher Marsh Harrier Black-tailed Godwi

28 July 2017

Recent Sightings

Recent Sightings

Millennium Wetlands Black-headed Gul 14 Black-tailed Godwit c.20 Bullfinch 4 Buzzard 3 Coot 29 Gadwall 23 Grey Heron 2 Kingfisher 1 Lesser-black Backed Gull 1 Little Egret 48 Little Grebe 3 Mallard 12 Moorhen 6 Mute Swan 10 Pochard 5 Sand Martin c.40 She

28 July 2017