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Hobby
A 1st summer/2nd calendar year Hobby was seen again soaring over the Mere flushing all the birds just after midday. A juvenile Marsh Harrier was again around in the morning, also the usual Kestrel, Sparrowhawk and Buzzard sightings.
26 August 2017
Latest Sightings - 26th August
A sunny start to the day on the reserve. The Black-tailed Godwits are again showing well in front of our new hide overlooking the Folly Pond along with at least 6 Snipe very close to the hide. Snipe in front of the new hid
26 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 26th August 2017
2 Green Sandpiper - calling from main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Whinchat - grazing marsh fenceline 8 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside 4 Sedge Warbler - main lake, reedbed 2 Swallow - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on ho
26 August 2017
Bird News
No further sightings of the Black-necked Grebe since Wednesday, but still lots of interest around the reserve. Over the past couple of days, 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Avocets along with numbers of Ruff, Black-tailed Godwits and Snipe have been present. Up
25 August 2017
First ever floating aviary to save world's rarest duck
A flock of tufted ducks will spend the next ten days in the world’s first known floating aviary at the WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire as part of a trial that could save their cousins on the other side of the world, the Madagascar Pochard
25 August 2017
Recent Sightings
Curlew cr. James Lees British Steel Hide Mute Swan 4 Greylag 1 Shelduck 3 Wigeon 4 Cormorant 26 Little Egret 35 Grey Heron 1 Spoonbill 3 Great Crested Grebe 2 Lapwing 10 Ringed Plover 6 Whimbrel 10 Curlew 433 Black-ta
25 August 2017
Todays sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag goose Mallard Shoveler Teal Garganey Wigeon Gadwall Shelduck Moorhen Coot Grey heron Curlew Little egret Black-tailed godwit Common sandpiper Green sandpiper Ruff Snipe Little ringed plover Lapwing Herring gull Black-headed
25 August 2017
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Avocet - 2 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Ruff - 1 Lapwing - 170 Redshank - 62 Teal - 18 Shelduck - 1 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/High Mallard - 60 Teal - 20 Grey Wagtail - 2 Hawthorn Wood
25 August 2017
Watch for warblers
The sun is shinning this morning and with very little wind, the tops of the trees in front of the Holden Tower and the hedgerow along the Summer Walkway are alive with warblers on the move. Young Whitethroat cr. Russ Myner
25 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 25th August 2017
2 Little Egret - wader scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Wheatear - grazing marsh 2 Whinchat - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - South route 3 Chiffchaff - South route 2 Red Kite - flew over SE+SW a.m. August bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Green
25 August 2017
Latest Sightings - 25th August - Godwits, Harrier and Goshawk
The Folly Pond is still one of the best places on the reserve at the moment. Plenty of mud means the Black-tailed Godwits are feeding there most days despite the work we have been doing around that area. There are over 60 Godwits there this morning. There
25 August 2017
More high tide waders
This morning's high tide pushed waders back on to the Top New Piece as viewed from the Zeiss Hide, including 400+ Dunlin, 80+ Ringed Plover and a summer plumaged Little Stint. Flock of Dunlin with Black-headed Gulls on the
24 August 2017
Todays sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Canada goose Moorhen Mallard Shoveler Shelduck Teal Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Snipe Black-tailed godwit Common sandpiper Green sandpiper Kingfisher Reed warbler Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Tree sparrow House spar
24 August 2017
Goat moth caterpillars
Goat moth caterpillar This month there have been lots of reports of goat moth caterpillar sightings around the reserve. Goat moths are a scarce species in the UK and have been in decline since at least the 1960's. H
24 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 24th August 2017
3 Common Sandpiper - scrape 2 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon 1 Hobby - caught Sand Martin over the scrape 1 Whinchat - marsh fence (on reedbed border) 1 Wheatear - marsh fence (on reedbed border) 6 Swallow - over S August b
24 August 2017