A massive influx of birds overnight means we now have 63 Whooper Swans split between the Whooper Pond and the Folly Pond. A few families of Whoopers have already made the trip down from Iceland. There are also hundreds of Pink-footed Geese resting on the
6 October 2017
(AM low tide) Wader Lake: Black-tailed godwit 6 Common snipe 4 Lapwing 14 Redshank 10 Teal 12 Saline lagoon: Curlew 15 Wigeon 3 Black-headed gull 16 Redshank 5 Hawthorn Wood: Bullfinch 10 Goldfinch 4 Greenfinch 6 Willow tit 2 Coal tit
5 October 2017
Cranes-27 (Lyle hide) Ruff Black-tailed godwit Shoveler Teal Wigeon Pied wagtail Tree sparrow Greylag goose Whooper swan Linnet Kestrel Marsh harrier Peregrine Little egret Little grebe Snipe Lapwing Stonechat Green sandpiper
5 October 2017
1 Dunlin - wader scrape 6 Redpoll - over SW 4 Swallow - over S 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 16 Meadow Pipit - over SW/S 4 Linnet - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - marsh 6 Chiffchaff - wildside, world wetlands 1 Peregrine - hunting ov
5 October 2017
A reasonably high tide this morning pushed birds off the river and on to the scrapes around the reserve. Highlights included 10 Little Stint and 4 Curlew Sandpiper from the Zeiss Hide and 3 Avocet amongst the Black-headed Gulls on the South Lake. South
5 October 2017
The migration door was well and truely shut today with blustery wind and showers throughout the day. Whooper Swan numbers edged up to 38 birds including the first family party with 3 juveniles and ~ 5000 Pink-footed Geese roosted on the reserve.
4 October 2017
Mute swan Whooper swan Mallard Shoveler Gadwall Teal Wigeon Crane (x31) Grey heron Little egret Avocet Black-tailed godwit Ruff Snipe Moorhen Green sandpiper Lapwing Black-headed gull Kingfisher Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Linnet Blue tit Great t
4 October 2017
Whooper Swan numbers are starting to creep up a little, with four birds joining us for the 2pm feed yesterday. This morning there are fifteen Whoopers around the reserve with best views from the Avenue Tower first thing. Hopefully they may join us for
4 October 2017
2 Siskin - flew over heading SW 1 Redpoll - flew over south route 13 Meadow Pipit - flew over heading S 7 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 1 Kestrel - South route 8 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon 5 Blackcap - South route, shelt
4 October 2017
School pupils turned construction managers last week when they dropped in on a new wetland project that they helped design. More than 500 pupils from Prince of Wales Primary School visited the site of the new Prince of Wales community wetlands, which are
4 October 2017
British Steel Hide Wader numbers have been relatively low because of low tides, the most noticeable drop being Black-tailed Godwits. A few weeks ago numbers were in the thousands, but the highest count recently was around the 50 mark on the 30th Sep. In
3 October 2017
True to form the weather for Iceland and the North Atlantic provided good condition for an exodus of Pink-footed Geese and the seasons first groups of Whooper Swan. At the time of writing 23 Whooper and c.6000 Pink-footed Geese had arrived although some o
3 October 2017
Sunny and clear start to the day, all hides and Summer walk are open. Sightings today: Cranes (33 Lyle hide) Bewick's swan Whooper swan Gadwall Shoveler Teal Wigeon Kingfisher Grey heron Coot Moorhen Lapwing Stock dove Black-tailed godwit Common sandpiper
3 October 2017
2 Wheatear - marsh (near wildside hide pool) 5 Sand Martin - flew over heading S 13 Meadow Pipit - flew over heading W, SW, N 1 Water Pipit - flew over heading SW 4 Snipe - wader scrape 1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon August/September bird highlights: Com
3 October 2017
Eclipse plumage male Pintail (MJM). Rushy Hide Three juvenile Ruff, one Redshank, one Spotted Redshank, 2 Snipe and 70 Teal but these are likely to move to other scrapes whilst the work is carried out. See following note. *Please note that we are like
3 October 2017