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Todays Sightings
Spoonbill by Rachel Hazlehurst Spoonbill - Bank Farm (viewable from road) Swallows Swift Little ringed plover House martin Black-tailed godwit Great white egret Little egret Redshank Ruff Avocet Dunlin Tufted duck Gre
26 April 2017
A bit chilly
South Lake Hides A busy wader scrape this morning with 303 Black-tailed Godwits, 22 Avocet and 8 Ruff including a couple of great looking males starting to display. A pair of Cranes (Bart and Ruby) were on the island this morning, possibly prospecting a
26 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/04/2017
AM low tide Wader Lake Avocet 21 Common snipe 2 Black-tailed godwit 6 Black-headed gull 2 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 12 Grey heron 28 Lapwing 31 +2 chicks Tufted duck 6 Northern shoveler 3 Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercat
26 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 26th April 2017
2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Wheatear (male) - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 7 Swallow - main lake, reservoir lagoon 5 House Martin - main lake, reservoir lagoon 7 Reed Warble
26 April 2017
Bird News
Bitterly cold winds seem to have slowed things down a little over the last couple of days, with no new arrivals, and noticably fewer singing birds. Even the Black-headed Gull colony seems less active than normal. A pair of Common Terns has been touring th
25 April 2017
Recent Sightings
Green woodpecker MILLENNIUM WETLANDS Little Grebe 4 Grey Heron 1 Mute Swan 4 Greylag 2 + 2 gosling Shelduck 11 Gadwall 21 Teal 6 Mallard 20 + ducklings Shoveler 2 Pochard 9 Tufted Duck 28 Buzzard 1 Moorhen 2 Lapwing 6
25 April 2017
Today's Highlights
Wheatear by Bob Ellis Little Egret Great White Egret Avocet Shelduck Lapwing Redshank Black-Tailed Godwit Little Ringed Plover House Martin Swallow Marsh Harrier Shoveler Teal Gadwall Pochard Mallard Wigeon Tufted Duc
25 April 2017
Wildlife sightings 25/04
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Great black backed gull (2nd winter) Black tailed godwit 14 Stock dove 2 Redshank 3 Avocet 20 Gadwall 4 Northern shoveler 4 Shelduck 15 Kestrel (male) Lapwing 30 + 1 chick Eurasian teal 5 Saline lagoon Avocet 3 Northern shoveler 2
25 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 25th April 2017
1 Oystercatcher - main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 10 Swallow - main lake, reservoir lagoon 5 House Martin - main lake, reservoir lagoon 3 Snipe - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 9 Reed Warbler -
25 April 2017
Main observatory works
Aerial view of centre by Sky Vertical On Wednesday 26 April there will be works to the entrance of the main hide as we install the electric all-access door. Access to the reserve will still be possible as well as to
25 April 2017
Today's highlights include a Smew and Swifts
Black-winged Stilts A pair remain on the reserve and have been seen on the Tack Piece, Top New Piece and South Lake today. Rushy Pen A female Smew was a nice surprise on the top lake, the 2cy Little Gull and a 2cy Mediterranean Gull were also present. So
24 April 2017
Recent sightings - 24th April
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near low tide. Estuary Oystercatcher 7, Whimbrel 22, Black-tailed godwit 300, Redshank 5, Brent geese 200, Black-headed gull 50. Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visito
24 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 24/04/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 16 Kestrel 1 Black-tailed godwit 8 Gadwall 5 Shoveler 4 Eurasian teal 8 Oystercatcher 2 1st winter common gull 1 Grey wagtail 1 Lapwing 35 Saline Lagoon Avocet 5 Shelduck 9 Gadwall 4 Hawthorn Wood Reed bunting 1 Will
24 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 24th April 2017
1 Oystercatcher - main lake (pm) 1 Dunlin - main lake (pm) 2 Common Tern - main lake 9 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon 5 Redshank - grazing marsh, wader scrape 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 3 Shel
24 April 2017
Waders, Warblers, Wheatears & Wagtails - 24/04/2017
It's a nice sunny day again although the northerly wind sweeping across the reserve is adding a bit of a chill to the air. Very good numbers of Willow Warbler and Blackcap are in song with a handful of Sedge Warbler. We still await the first Whitethroat b
24 April 2017