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Sightings Wednesday 5th April
All hides apart from Allport hide remain open, all paths clear, Summer walk closed. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Egyptian goose Graylag goose Grey heron Great white egret Little egret Gadwall Pochard Pintail Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Avo
5 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 05/04/17
AM, high tide Wader Lake: Grey heron 26 Redshank 28 Northern shoveler 9 Northern lapwing 25 Avocet 19 Black-tailed godwit 28 Gadwall 2 Common snipe 7 Mute swan 2 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 14 AM, high tide Saline lagoon: Shelduck 16 Eurasian curlew 1
5 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 5th April 2017
1 Red-legged Partridge - entrance lake by pedestrian gate at 07:25 1 Sedge Warbler - wildside 3 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 5 Redshank - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 30+ Sand M
5 April 2017
Sightings
An appearance of 3 Cattle Egrets this afternoon was one of the highlights of the year so far, unfortunately they didn't hang around for longer than a couple of hours, on view from Ron Barker Hide they spent much of their time partly hidden behind some veg
4 April 2017
Today's sightings
South Lake 27 Avocets, 140 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 6 Oystercatcher (three mating pairs), 5 Lapwing (including an incubating female near Hogarth Hide). Two 2cy Little Gull , 3 Mediterranean Gull (2 second summers, a first winter) were among the many
4 April 2017
Recent Sightings
Male Garganey Cr. J S Lees British Steel Hide Spoonbill 1 (juv) Cormorant 9 Little Egret 17 Grey Heron 2 Mute Swan 3 Greylag 20 Canada Goose 14 Shelduck 115 Wigeon 30 Gadwall 10 Teal 22 Shoveler 17 Tufted Duck
4 April 2017
Sigthings Tuesday 4th April
All hides are open apart from Allport, dragonfly pond and Summer walk closed. Sightings today: Mute swan Egyptian goose Pintail Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Coot Moorhen Great white egret Little egret Grey heron Avocet Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Litt
4 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 04/04/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 26 Black-tailed godwit 26 Redshank 27 Northern lawping 23 Grey heron 21 Northern shoveller 6 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 19 Common snipe 3 Eurasian teal 7 Greylag 9 Canada goose 10 Saline Lagoon Mute swan 2 Avocet 2 No
4 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 4th April 2017
1 Firecrest - West route 1 Glaucous Gull (2cy) - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake 5 Redshank - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 32 Sand Martin - wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 6 Snipe - sheltered lagoon, grazing marsh 3 Willow war
4 April 2017
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4 April 2017
Little Gulls
South Lake Two 2cy Little Gulls present on the deep lake and causeways this afternoon. At least three Mediterranean Gull, 2cy and x2 3cy birds. On the wader scrape- Ruff, 143 Black-tailed Godwit, 38 Avocet (includes two ringed birds, a new yellow flagged
3 April 2017
Today's Highlights
Short-eared owl-Main Observatory Linnet Great white egret Yellow wagtail Black-tailed godwit Tufted duck Avocet Lapwing Little egret Shoveler Redshank Oystercatcher Wigeon Shelduck Little ringed plover Ruff Greylag goose Marsh harrier Reed bunting Teal Pi
3 April 2017
Quick update, Monday April 3rd
Some Sand Martins hawking over The Folly Pond just now and our first singing Willow Warbler near The Peter Scott Observatory this morning. There are just a few Whooper Swans remaining (four first thing, eleven yesterday; the formal swan feeds are finishe
3 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 03/04/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 28 Grey heron 16 Lapwing 28 Redshank 40 Black-headed gull 13 Shelduck 11 Avocet 19 Shoveler 7 Oystercatcher 2 Common snipe 9 Eurasian teal 8 Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Stock dove 2 Shelduck 12 Oystercatcher
3 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 3rd April 2017
1 Glaucous Gull (2cy) - grazing marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Rook - flew high over site N at 10:15 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 4 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - main lake 2 Ruddy Duck - main lake
3 April 2017