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Wildlife sightings for 1st January 2016
1 Bearded Tit - reedbed 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 1 water Pipit - wader scrape 2 Peregrine - perched on Charing Cross Hospital December bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Bearded Tit, Peregrine, Wa
3 January 2017
Today's Highlights
Great sunshiny day giving fabulous light to see the birds in detail and completed with a colourful sunset. White-fronted geese-50 Kingfisher Tree sparrow Stonechat Snipe Marsh harrier Wigeon Pochard Barn owl Bewick's swans on Lady Fen Whooper swans
2 January 2017
Late update, Monday Jan 2nd
Another bright cold day, plenty of Whoopers (153) at the feeds, Water Rail under the feeders on The Peter Scott Trail with a handful of Tree Sparrows, Green-winged Teal on the Folly Pond (no sign yet of American Wigeon), male Hen Harrier quartering the me
2 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 02/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Eurasian shelduck 12 Eurasian teal 15 Jay 1 Saline Lagoon Eurasian curlew 5 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk (pair) 2 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 17 Reed bunting 1 Robin 5 Dunnock 2 Willow tit 3 Blue tit 9 Grea
2 January 2017
Recent sightings – 2nd January 2017
The following sightings were recorded at low tide on the 2nd January 2017. A cold but clear start to the day at Castle Espie with some familiar and some not so familiar birds spotted on the reserve. Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Lime
2 January 2017
Happy New Year
The following species were noted today... Mute Swan Bewick's Swan- 122 at the roost E. White-fronted Geese- remained in the Stall House field all day. Greylag Goose Canada Goose Barnacle Goose Shelduck Eurasian Wigeon- 1100 including a leucistic bird on t
1 January 2017
Sunday Jan 1st
We'd like to wish all our readers a Happy New Year and apologise for the lateness of the post. Today we held the bird race, and the highest visitor was 53 species for the day. This faile narrowly to beat the warden's total of 60, though he (that's me!) m
1 January 2017
Today's Highlights
Happy New Year! Great news...... the rain cleared the fog and mist away today, giving expansive views over the reserve of thousands of swans. Kingfisher White-fronted geese-57 Barnacle goose Black-tailed godwit Dunlin Wigeon Pochard Pintail Tufted
1 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 01/01/2017
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-headed Gull - 44 Lapwing - 27 Shelduck - 17 Mallard - 12 Saline Lagoon Eurasian Curlew - 41 Coot - 3 Moorhen - 1 Hawthorn Wood Long Tailed Tit - 17 Chaffinch - 12 Blue Tit - 12 Bullfinch - 11 Greenfinch - 2 Goldfinch
1 January 2017
Bird News
The male Red-crested Pochard (probably a 1st winter male) is still present from yesterday and showing well on and off all day from Harrier Hide. Late afternoon the Blue phase Snow Goose from Marshside appeared and was still present at dusk on the Mere wit
31 December 2016
Reserve Update Saturday 31st December - Drake Mandarin Duck??
It was a double take moment at the 11am Swan feed this morning, with the presence of a lovely drake Mandarin Duck joining the regulars on the Whooper Pond. The American Wigeon has migrated back to the Folly Pond to join the Green-winged Teal. Those vi
31 December 2016
High hopes for Bitterns again
Bittern Two birds have shown on and of all week from any of the South Finger and Zeiss hides definitely worth spending some time around the area. One seen from Kingfisher hide at 11.00. Followed by many sightings of two birds through the day. Holden Towe
31 December 2016
Sightings Saturday 31st December
No fog at Welney this morning with plenty of birds to see from main centre and all hides. Good day to be out for the final day of 2016 and burn off that Christmas Pud!. Sightings today: Bewick's swan (Friends hide) Whooper swan (good number on Lady fen) E
31 December 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 31/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shelduck - 10 Lapwing - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Jackdaw - 4 Black-headed Gull - 60 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 52 Redshank - 6 Teal - 30 Shelduck - 4 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 Treecreeper - 1 Nuthatch - 1 Willow Tit
31 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 31st December 2016
1 Bearded Tit - reedbed (feeding on seed heads just S of the bench en route to the Wildside Hide) 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 2 Bittern - main lake NW shore (from Headley Hide) 11 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 4 Siskin - wildside 7 Water Rail - reedbed, sheltered
31 December 2016