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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Today's sightings
High tide around lunchtime produced an adult Kittiwake floating down river between the Dumbles shoreline and the island. An adult Sanderling stopped off briefly before carrying on down river with a small flock of Dunlin and over 100 Curlew were roosting
28 July 2017
rare bird starts migration
Last week, Martin Mere played host to its first ever gull-billed tern. The tern dropped into the mere on Wednesday amid all the rainy weather and attracted a small group of twitchers. Normally, this bird comes no closer to the UK than the Mediterranean re
28 July 2017
Sightings - 28/07/2017
Another juvenile Redstart was present down at Saltcot yesterday, showing very well along the path to the hide. There were 30 Scaup on the Solway at high tide, but they're extremely distant and hard to make out on the choppy water. These numbers w
28 July 2017
Wildlife sightings Fri 28/07
a.m. High tide Wader Lake Avocet 5 Lapwing 120 Common tern 60 Redshank 55 Shoveler 4 Teal 5 Black headed gull 82 Herring gull Oystercatcher 2 Saline lagoon Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 3 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker Bullfinch 3 Greenfinch
28 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 28th July 2017
3 Teal juvs (2 week old) - sheltered lagoon 1 Wigeon (female) - main lake 2 Gadwall broods - sheltered lagoon(3), main lake(10) 1 Green Sandpiper - flew over main lake towards the marsh 1 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 1 Hobby - main lake, scrape 6 Chif
28 July 2017
Todays sightings
Whooper swan Mallard Crane (2 adults, 2 Juv's) Moorhen Coot Redshank Snipe (x6, Friends hide) Green sandpiper (x3) Avocet Oystercatcher Corncrake (calling at Lyle hide) Cormorant Black-headed gull Kingfisher (x2) Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Gre
27 July 2017