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Recent spring sightings
So ugly they're cute! Moorhen and coot chicks are hatch around the grounds. Photo: Susan Lamb Mon 10 April Lapwing hide: lapwing, teal, shoveler, Grey heron, mallard Ramsar & Sand Martin hide: snipe, lapwing, oyst
10 April 2017
Sightings Monday 10th April
All hides apart from Allport hide remain open. Summer walk closed. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Egyptian goose Gadwall Garganey Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Wigeon Coot Moorhen Great white egret Grey heron Little e
10 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 10/04/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Little ringed plover 3 Avocet 24 (multiple pairs on nest scrapes) Mute swan 2 Kestrel 1 Gadwall 2 (pair) Shoveler 6 Black-tailed godwit 28 Common snipe 2 Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 28/9 chicks Northern lapwing 19 Saline Lag
10 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 10th April 2017
1 Bearded Tit (male) - affording close views and calling on sheltered lagoon 2 Swallow - grazing marsh 1 Reed Warbler - singing in reedbed by wildside hide 8 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake, reservoir lagoon 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck -
10 April 2017
Sightings
A great time to see Mediterranean Gulls at the Mere, we are getting many birds passing through daily at the moment, with at least 7 birds (2 pairs, a single adult, 2nd cal year, 3rd cal year) present today including an apparent Polish ringed bird (awaitin
9 April 2017
Some new migrants and arrivals
The SE breeze and clear skies have allowed for more migration. New birds in today included a Common Sandpiper on the Tack Piece and a Common Tern at South Lake. Holden Tower A male Wheatear was on the logs on the Dumbles with 11 Lapwing. On the estuary
9 April 2017
Today's Highlight
Garganey - 2 males and 1 female in front of Main Observatory Avocet Grey heron Mallard Teal Pintail Sparrowhawk Shoveler Wigeon Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Gadwall Little egret Redshank Little ringed plover Kingfisher Kestrel Little egret Sand martin
9 April 2017
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 24 Shelduck - 23 Northern Shoveler - 8 Black-tailed Godwit - 28 Northern Lapwing - 24 Grey Heron - 31 + 11 chicks Common Snipe - 6 Mallard - 7 + 11 chicks Canada Geese - 9 Greylag - 5 Black-headed Gull
9 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 9th April 2017
1 Red-legged Partridge - NE corner of reservoir lagoon 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 6 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Reed Warbler - singing in reedbed by wildside hide 9 Blackcap - she
9 April 2017
Today's Highlights
Great white egret-2 at Main Observatory Little egret Grey heron Redshank Little ringed plover-2 Avocet Lapwing Coot Moorhen Oystercatcher Kingfisher-male and female at Main Observatory Grey plover-Nelson/Lyle hide Cormorant Mute swan Whooper swan Wigeon S
8 April 2017
Kingfisher activity
Kingfishers The pair at the Kingfisher hide are very active, food passes, periods in the nest hole and lots of mating suggest they are laying there first clutch. A second pair are nesting near the South Lake so watch out for birds passing in front of the
8 April 2017
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We finally saw a Swallow yesterday afternoon, and will hopefully have more appearing over the next few days. The sun is shining and the birds are in full song today. It's a fantastic day to enjoy some Spring weather and see Our Osprey nest is live on CCT
8 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 8th April 2017
1 Bearded Tit - main lake beside WWF hide 1 Red legged Partridge - entrance lake 1 Mediterranean Gull - over wildside 1 Glaucous Gull - 2 Shelduck - main lake 6 Redshank - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Reed Warbler - reedbed 11 Blackcap - site
8 April 2017
Bird News
Mediterranean Gulls are among the 'star birds' on the reserve at the moment, with at least 5 on the Mere today. There have been at least 13 individually identifiable birds here in the last couple of weeks, and with the Black-headed Gulls at last starting
7 April 2017
Recent Sightings
Mediterranean Gull Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 6 Cormorant 2 Little Egret 4 Mute Swan 5 Canada Goose 4 Pintail 2 Gadwall 8 Shoveler 2 Pochard 13 Tufted Duck 14 Water Rail 1 Moorhen 6 Lapwing 2 Sni
7 April 2017