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Friday's sightings
An overcast morning out on the reserve with the Robbie Garnett Hide and South Lake Hide offering some of the best birding. Highlights this morning included the 3 Spotted Redshank and the Merlin was seen again on the Dumbles.
5 October 2018
Today's sightings
Cranes x32 Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Egyptian goose Mallard Gadwall Teal Wigeon Moorhen Cormorant Little egret Bittern (Main obs) Greenshank Starling Meadow pipit Stonechat Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Kingfisher Stock dove Jackdaw Carr
5 October 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 05/10/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Teal - 27 Redshank - 6 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Bar-tailed Godwit - 1 Pied Wagtail - 2 Lapwing - 6 Black-headed Gull - 2 Common Snipe - 1 Wren - 1 Curlew - 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 1 Black-headed Gull - 26
5 October 2018
Wildlife sightings for 5th October 2018
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Stonechat - wader scrape 7 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Water Rail - reedbed 4 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 4 Chiffchaff - wildside, South route September bird highlights: Brambling, Shelduck, Green S
5 October 2018
Reserve Update Friday 5th October - Otterly brilliant morning!
Well things certainly livened up on Whooper Pond again this morning. The slight drop in temperature encouraged some of the elusive Whooper Swans to remain on the pond with new leg rings being recorded. The Mute Swan pair were not entirely happy about
5 October 2018
Thursday's sightings
The Reserve Team were joined by the WWT Conservation Department today for a big practical session on the Decoy renovations. We've managed to complete a big chunk of work, so a HUGE thank you to the gang for helping out. We've still got a way to go to
4 October 2018
Today's sightings
Cranes x 35 Tree Sparrow Whooper Swan Greylag Goose Mallard Marsh Harrier Great Egret Golden Plover Barn Owl Kestrel Black Tailed Godwit Teal Greenshank Shoveller
4 October 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 4th October
Lovely flock of over fifty Curlew busy feeding out in the Meadow next to Whooper Pond this morning. They were a bit jumpy due to the regular fly-pasts of a kestrel. The best place to see the Barnacle Geese this morning is down at Avenue Tower, around
4 October 2018
Wildlife sightings for 4th October 2018
27 Wigeon - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 5 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake, grazing marsh 3 Water Rail - calling from the main reedbed 5 Chiffchaff - Wildside, South route 1 Grey Wagtail - Otter enclosure September bird highlights:
4 October 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan + cygnets Greylag Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Teal Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane (x32, Lady fen) Grey heron Great egret Bittern (Lyle hide) Little egret Black-tailed godwit Ruff Lapwing Black-headed gull Pied wagtail
3 October 2018
Reserve update Wednesday 3rd October - Hen harrier and Peregrine
The Barnacle Geese seem to be enjoying the fields around the reserve with good views to be had from Silver and Gold hide this morning. One of the hybrid Geese was present in the flock. It was a good morning for raptor sightings down at Saltcot Merse w
3 October 2018
Wildlife sightings for 3rd October 2018
21 Wigeon - main lake, wader scrape 8 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake, grazing marsh 3 Water Rail - calling from the main reedbed 3 Chiffchaff - Wildside, South route 7 Mandarin - flew over heading SE September bird highlights: Brambling, Sheld
3 October 2018
Wednesday's sightings
A Bittern made a surprise appearance as it flew down the Summer Walkway this morning and was then seen to land in the reedbed in front of the Zeiss Hide. It was frequently mobbed by corvids and eventually took a short flight further towards the Kingfish
3 October 2018
White-winged ducks - a special chapter.
White-winged (wood) duck The white-winged (wood) duck (Asacornis scutulata) is a unique, bulky species that originates throughout countries east of India; from Myanmar and Thailand to Vietnam and Malaysia. This wooded-wetland and riverine duck is almost i
3 October 2018
Whooper Swans
Today's newly arrived Whooper Swans sleeping off the journey. The first juvenile Whooper Swans of the Winter (2 adults and 3 juveniles) arrived yesterday, follo
2 October 2018